Mobile Rocket
Senior PHP Laravel Developer
Join Mobile Rocket and take your Laravel career to the next level.
Senior PHP Laravel Developer
Job Description
<p>We are looking for a <b>Senior PHP</b> Developer with great experience in <b>Laravel</b> and <b>Vue</b> to build upon our recruitment SaaS platform with over <b>1 million users!</b></p><p><b>About Us</b></p><p>At <b>Mobile Rocket</b>, we’re powering the future of recruitment.</p><p>We’re the UK’s leading supplier of technology for temp recruitment agencies — helping thousands of recruiters manage shifts, candidates, and clients every single day.</p><p>Our platform is growing fast, with an exciting roadmap packed full of new features, AI integrations, and bold ideas to make our product smarter, faster, and more intuitive than ever.</p><p>That’s where you come in.</p><p><b>The Role</b></p><p>We’re looking for a <b>Senior PHP Laravel Developer</b> who thrives on clean, scalable code and loves turning big ideas into powerful, user-friendly features. You’ll play a key role in shaping our SaaS platform — leading development across new modules, maintaining robust performance, and helping ensure a seamless experience for our 1M+ users.</p><p>You’ll be joining a passionate, close-knit product and engineering team working on a modern <b>Laravel + Vue</b> stack with AWS infrastructure. This is a <b>hands-on technical role</b>, but also one where your voice matters — you’ll help guide architecture, mentor others, and influence the direction of the product.</p><p><b>What You’ll Do</b></p><ul><li>Lead development of new features and user interfaces from well-defined user stories.</li><li>Write <b>clean, readable, testable code</b> (and help others do the same).</li><li>Optimise application performance and maintain top-tier reliability.</li><li>Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other developers to deliver elegant, well-architected solutions.</li><li>Implement automated unit and integration tests to ensure rock-solid releases.</li><li>Review pull requests, uphold coding standards, and guide best practices.</li><li>Investigate, debug, and resolve complex production issues.</li><li>Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure improvements.</li><li>Support data migrations and integrations for new customer onboarding.</li><li>Help shape technical documentation and internal knowledge sharing.</li></ul><p><b>What You’ll Bring</b></p><ul><li>Expert knowledge of <b>Laravel / PHP</b> and <b>RESTful API</b> development.</li><li>Solid experience with <b>AWS</b>, <b>CI/CD</b>, and <b>DevOps pipelines</b>.</li><li>Strong grasp of <b>application architecture patterns</b> and scalable design.</li><li>Confident working with <b>Git</b>, <b>automated testing</b>, and <b>JSON</b> data structures.</li><li>Experience with <b>mobile app integrations</b> (Ionic knowledge a plus).</li><li>Great debugging and profiling skills — you don’t just fix, you improve.</li><li>Comfortable mentoring others and contributing to an Agile workflow.</li><li>Passionate about clean code, strong documentation, and continuous improvement.</li></ul><p><b>Bonus Points For</b></p><ul><li>Familiarity with <b>Ionic</b>, <b>Inertia.js</b>, or <b>Vue.js</b>.</li><li>Experience with push notifications or real-time app features.</li><li>Previous work in a SaaS or recruitment tech environment.</li></ul><p><b>How You Work</b></p><ul><li>You collaborate well with others — from design to delivery.</li><li>You thrive in <b>Agile environments</b>, contributing to sprints, stand-ups, and show-and-tells.</li><li>You understand the <b>vision</b> behind the product and align your work to move it forward.</li><li>You take ownership of your work, documenting clearly and testing thoroughly.</li><li>You enjoy mentoring others and sharing knowledge with the team.</li></ul><p><b>Perks & Benefits</b></p><ul><li>Competitive salary (based on experience and skill).</li><li><b>Hybrid working</b> – a blend of office collaboration and home flexibility.</li><li><b>Early Friday finish</b> (12:30pm – start your weekend early!).</li><li>Free <b>gym membership</b>.</li><li><b>On-site parking</b>.</li><li>Regular <b>team events and nights out</b>.</li></ul><p><b>Why You’ll Love It Here</b></p><p>You won’t be another cog in the machine — you’ll be part of shaping the future of a platform that’s genuinely changing how agencies work. You’ll have autonomy, support, and the space to experiment, learn, and grow — all while shipping meaningful features that impact real users every day.</p><p>If that sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you.</p><p>Job Types: Full-time, Permanent</p><p>Pay: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year</p><p>Benefits:</p><ul><li>Casual dress</li><li>Company events</li><li>On-site parking</li></ul><p>Experience:</p><ul><li>PHP: 3 years (preferred)</li><li>Laravel: 3 years (preferred)</li><li>Vue.js or similar: 2 years (preferred)</li></ul><p>Work Location: In person</p>