Job Description

We are looking for a talented self-driven PHP Laravel Developer to join our development team, to support the delivery of current and upcoming projects.

The role is responsible for developing and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performance custom software applications using a combination of PHP and Laravel.

We offer the opportunity to work with an experienced, skilled, and friendly team that takes pride in the quality of our work. If our mission excites you and you believe you can contribute to our culture, direction, and growth, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a remote-working role for applicants based in the UK only.

Roles & Responsibilities

The right person will be achieve the following in this role:

• Use PHP and Laravel open-source technologies
• Drive consistent PHP/Laravel development methodologies across the team
• Collaborate with design and product teams for features/updates
• Design and maintain efficient API integrations between systems
• Design efficient database schemas and optimise performance
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive developer feedback
• Identify and address application performance bottlenecks
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on development progress
• Attend daily stand-ups and maintain project tickets
• Conduct client demonstrations showcasing product features

Experience

The right person will be have the following experience:

• 5+ years PHP/Laravel developer experience with successful projects
• Experience using PHP 8+, Laravel 10+, mySQL, Redis, AWS
• API integration experience including RESTful services
• Version control systems and collaborative development experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The right person will be able to:

• Explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Respond positively to changing priorities

• Work under pressure in fast-paced environments

• Use strong verbal and written communication skills

Additional Requirements

The right person will:

• Be available for occasional after-hours support when needed

• Travel for industry events, client and team meetings

• Have flexibility to adapt to changing business priorities

Benefits

We are offering the following benefits for this position:

• A friendly, supportive, and family-friendly working environment

• 27 holiday days per year + Bank Holidays

• UK-based remote-first working

• Health and Medical support

• Provision of high standard equipment

• Stakeholder pension

Culture

We’re a family-orientated business, and value a working environment that helps us to spend time out of work. That means we typically work standard hours and don’t expect you to work weekends. We meet on a virtual basis every Monday morning at 9am (this is non-negotiable) so that we can check in on how everyone is doing and what we’re up to. We reward our team as often as we can – and are friendly, fun, and non-judgemental. There is no ‘office politics’ and our hierarchy is as flat as we can make it.

About Filter

Led by experienced entrepreneurs with strategic and technical know-how, Filter has a respected track record for providing outstanding solutions across multiple verticals and sectors. With extensive experience in providing platforms to businesses with high consumer demand we have proven excellence in implementing digital at scale. From start-up projects to full digital transformation, and incorporating solutions, you name it we’ve done it.