Job Title: Senior Laravel Developer

Location: Remote, with option of hybrid if preferred

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports To: Product Manager

About Plannr Technologies

At Plannr, we are reimagining the financial planning experience - making it beautifully intuitive, seamless, and rewarding. In an industry burdened by outdated technology and complexity, Plannr is leading the charge to modernise financial planning with innovative solutions. 

Our mission is simple yet transformative: to empower financial professionals with tools that make their jobs easier, their clients happier, and their businesses more efficient.

We're a friendly, fast-moving team that values clean code, clever solutions, and collaboration over red tape. We’re growing quickly and looking for someone who wants to grow with us, not just as a developer, but as a voice in shaping our product and technology.

The role

We’re on the hunt for a Senior Laravel Developer who is ready to take ownership and help us scale Plannr to the next level. You’ll work alongside other engineers, product designers, and stakeholders to build features that users genuinely love.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing and maintaining features in our Laravel-based API platform
• Writing clean, testable, and efficient PHP code
• Creating and consuming REST APIs
• Collaborating with front-end developers and designers to deliver seamless experiences
• Improving application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Conducting code reviews
• Keeping up with Laravel ecosystem updates and sharing knowledge with the team

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of PHP experience, with 3+ years in Laravel
• Strong knowledge of OOP, MVC, and Laravel best practices
• Experience working with MySQL and database optimisation
• Experience with Docker and containerised infrastructure
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD tools, and deployment pipelines
• Confident in writing and maintaining tests using Pest
• Clear communicator and team player

Bonus points for

• Experience with Nova, or Laravel Horizon
• Familiarity with VueJS
• Experience working with large datasets
• Previous experience in SaaS or financial services
• Contributions to open-source Laravel packages or communities

What you’ll get

• A competitive salary
• 24 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• Flexible working (remote or hybrid)
• A supportive and ambitious team
• The chance to help shape a fast-growing product and company
• Company-wide social events