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# PHP / Laravel Developer

- **Company:** Searchability
- **Location:** South Benfleet, UK
- **Salary:** £30,000.0 - £45,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, HTML5, Automation of Tests, Bootstrap (Software), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Command-Line Interface, Github, Laravel, Linux System Administration, MySQL, Secure Coding, Web Platforms, Tailwind, Phpunit, Restful APIs
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/php-laravel-developer/57388951

## About the Role

* Strong commercial PHP and Laravel
 * JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3, with Bootstrap and/or Tailwind
 * RESTful API design, building and consuming
 * MySQL
 * Linux environments and the command line
 * Git and GitHub
 * A solid understanding of secure coding practices

DESIRABLE, NOT ESSENTIAL

 * Claude Code or similar AI coding tools in a working environment
 * Experience with regulated or transactional web platforms
 * Automated testing, such as PHPUnit
 * Experience modernising or extending established codebases

## Description

* Design, build and maintain full stack web applications, predominantly in Laravel
 * Build and optimise RESTful APIs between the front end and back end services
 * Build responsive user interfaces with Bootstrap, Tailwind and modern JavaScript
 * Write clean, secure, well tested code
 * Work with the wider business to turn requirements into technical solutions
 * Help develop AI driven workflow improvements across the team


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