Senior Software Developer PHP Laravel

15 hours ago

Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Constant Recruitment Ltd Full time £45,000 - £55,000 per year

Senior Software Developer – PHP / Laravel

Maidstone, Kent

Salary: Up to £55,000

Office-based (with some flexibility)

Are you a Senior Developer confident in PHP and Laravel? Are you confident with Laravel and ready to take ownership of key projects?

Looking to join a company that invests in quality, not chaos?

We are recruiting for a long-established and successful company based in Maidstone, Kent, looking to expand their internal development team. They are looking for a
Senior Software Developer
with strong PHP Laravel experience to take ownership of both greenfield and ongoing projects, from system design through to implementation and delivery.

You will be a technical leader in the team, helping to shape the architecture, support junior developers, and contribute to continual improvements across the stack.

The Role:

  • Leading the design and development of new features using
    PHP and Laravel
  • Building scalable and secure web applications for internal and external use
  • Working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and propose solutions
  • Designing and integrating
    RESTful APIs
    and third-party services
  • Writing clean, testable code using modern development practices
  • Supporting and mentoring other developers through code reviews and collaboration
  • Contributing to architecture decisions and technical roadmaps
  • Maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

Requirments:

  • 5+ years' commercial development experience
    (PHP and Laravel essential)
  • Strong knowledge of Laravel features: Eloquent ORM, routing, Blade templating, middleware, queues
  • Solid experience with
    MySQL
    or other relational databases
  • Familiarity with
    HTML, CSS, JavaScript
    or similar frameworks a bonus)
  • Good understanding of
    RESTful APIs
    , Git workflows, and CI/CD practices
  • Testing experience (PHPUnit, feature testing)
  • Bonus points for exposure to
    Docker
    , cloud platforms, or infrastructure tools
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, solutions-focused mindset
  • Keen to take initiative and drive technical excellence within the team

Why apply?

  • Join a stable and successful company with ambitious development plans
  • Lead projects from day one and influence technical direction
  • Work in a collaborative team where your ideas are valued
  • Plenty of scope for growth, learning, and leadership
  • Office-based in Maidstone with a friendly team and real work-life balance

Location:
Maidstone, Kent
Salary:
Up to £55,000 depending on experience
Job Type:
Permanent, full-time

If you're a Laravel expert looking to make a real impact in a supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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