Senior PHP (Laravel) Developer

• Leading backend development across multiple products using Laravel
• Designing, building, and maintaining complex APIs, microservices, and integrations
• Working closely with the CTO to plan and architect new features and systems
• Owning database structures, optimisation, and performance tuning
• Collaborating with designers and front-end developers to deliver seamless user experiences
• Ensuring applications meet high standards of scalability, security, and reliability
• Overseeing hosting environments (Plesk, cPanel, AWS) and recommending improvements
• Reviewing code, mentoring junior devs, and helping to raise engineering standards across the team

• 5+ years’ experience in PHP, with deep knowledge of Laravel
• Strong database and API development experience
• Solid front-end understanding (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). React or Livewire experience is a bonuss
• Hands-on experience with AWS and deployment pipelines
• Strong Git/version control experience and familiarity with modern DevOps workflows
• Excellent problem-solving ability and a passion for writing well-structured, maintainable code
• Someone who enjoys collaboration, communicates clearly, and thrives in a fast-paced environment

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Work from home
• Company events, Salary: Excellent + Benefits, * Excellent salary DOE
• Private healthcare
• PerkBox
• Annual bonus scheme
• Training support and continuous professional development
• Clear career progression in a fast-growing, ambitious tech team
• Hybrid working (3 office days, 2 WFH)
• Modern Manchester office space
• Regular team socials and a genuinely collaborative, supportive culture, If you love clean code, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to join a passionate engineering team building products at scale - we’d love to hear from you., Company-paid social events are held every quarter, to allow everyone to connect and relax. The type of event depends on the company’s performance - work hard, play hard!

Health Care

As a permanent employee, you are eligible to join our Healthcare scheme, provided by Simply Health. This is fully funded by the company and includes access to support systems to promote your mental health and overall well-being.

Perkbox

All employees have access to PerkBox, a comprehensive platform for perks, benefits, and rewards designed to help keep you motivated and supported.

Pensions

We offer access to the government-backed NEST Pension Scheme for all employees.

Training & Development

Team members are able to pursue additional training and learning opportunities to help them excel in their roles.

Cycle to Work Scheme

We offer the Cycle to Work scheme to help you save money, stay healthy and reduce your environmental footprint by cycling to work.

Bonus

The bonus is directly linked to both quarterly and annual performance and is shared amongst all team members.

Commuter Contribution

We will offer up to £150 per month towards your travel expenses.

Holidays

Full time employees have 31 days of annual leave (including bank holidays), plus a day off for your birthday. For every year that you stay with the company, you earn an extra day off.

Mediablanket is one of the UK’s fastest-growing fintech groups, expanding rapidly into new territories and sectors. We build high-performance platforms across finance, telecoms, gaming, and data - and we’re now looking for a strong Senior Laravel Developer to join our engineering team at a pivotal stage of growth.

This is a role for someone who takes ownership, cares about clean architecture, and wants to help shape real products used by thousands of customers daily.