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# Senior PHP / Laravel Full-Stack Developer

- **Company:** The Rolewe
- **Location:** Buckingham, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Confluence, JIRA, Bootstrap (Software), Code Review, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Linux, JQuery, Laravel, MariaDB, Nginx, Semantic HTML, Toolchain, Phpunit, Caching, Webpack, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-php-laravel-full-stack-developer/47464578

## About the Role

spec-driven AI development workflows, sharing what worksApply security-first thinking to everything you shipWork to tickets, log time accurately, and communicate progress clearlySenior-level PHP and Laravel - you can design, build, and troubleshoot Laravel applications without leaning on AI to do the thinking for youFull-stack capability - Blade, Bootstrap, jQuery, and Webpack; confident with semantic HTML and responsive CSSSolid Linux experience - confident managing the application stack (nginx, MariaDB, PHP-FPM, queues, caches); OS-level administration is handled separatelyGit and Bitbucket / Atlassian toolchain (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket Pipelines)Testing - PHPUnit, ideally DuskSignificant AI-assisted development experience - Cursor or equivalent, using AI to build specs, write code, and review code. You should be fluent with AI tooling but not dependent on it.Security-minded development - secure coding practices are non-negotiable given our business10+ years' commercial
development experience, with a track record of delivering production applications to deadlinePrior contracting experience preferred - productive from week one, comfortable owning delivery without close supervisionSenior communication and review skills - clear written and verbal communication, and the judgement to give and receive technical feedback constructivelySC clearance (or eligibility)Experience in or around the cyber security industryDevOps / CI/CD pipeline workAuth0 experienceHow We WorkSpec-driven development with AI-assisted workflows (Cursor)Atlassian stack: Jira for tickets, Confluence for docs, Bitbucket for source and CI/CDPeer review on all changesWork is managed through tickets with accurate time loggingHybrid working - mostly home-based, monthly day at the office near Buckingham #J-18808-Ljbffr

## Description

across the stack, and contribute to technical decisions. Peer code review is standard - you'll review and be reviewed.Department: IT - Development TeamReporting to: Nick Shapley, Head of ITLocation: Hybrid (Home & Office)You'll work within our existing spec-driven AI development process using Cursor, and we'd expect you to help improve it over time.What you'll be doingTake ownership of features end-to-end across multiple Laravel applications - from spec through design, build, test, and deploymentDesign and architect new functionality, making sound technical decisions independently and justifying them in reviewDeliver to agreed timelines, managing your own workload and flagging risks earlyRefactor and improve existing code, including legacy areas, with a pragmatic eye on risk and valueDiagnose and fix complex bugs across the stackWrite and maintain robust tests (PHPUnit, Dusk)Raise the bar through peer code review - reviewing others' work and welcoming scrutiny of your ownImprove our


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