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# PHP Developer

- **Company:** CrewPlanner
- **Location:** Antwerpen, Belgium
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Software Quality, Software Debugging, Laravel, MariaDB, MySQL, Redis, Technical Debt, Git, Sentry, Docker
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5823540478

## About the Role

* Strong experience with PHP (5+) and Laravel
 * Solid knowledge of MySQL (MariaDB)
 * Experience with Redis
 * Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
 * Ability to work in and improve large codebases
 * Ability to interpret logs and system behavior

Tools & technologies

 * Git
 * Sentry
 * Docker (nice to have)
 * Meilisearch (nice to have)

Language

 * English (required)
 * Dutch (required)

## Description

We are looking for a Medior-Senior PHP Fullstack Developer to strengthen and stabilize our platform.

This is not a greenfield role - you will work on a live, growing product, where your impact is directly visible.

You will take ownership of platform stability, work within a complex Laravel codebase, and help improve maintainability and long-term code quality.

Responsibilities

 * Ensure stability and reliability of the platform
 * Identify recurring issues and solve them structurally
 * Analyze and improve a large existing codebase
 * Lead refactoring efforts to improve maintainability
 * Monitor and update dependencies and technical debt
 * Debug complex issues and improve system observability


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