Mid Level PHP developer
Crown Oil Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
Oil and Gas · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
Develop and maintain business-critical internal web applications using PHP and Laravel. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into well-built technical solutions.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires commercial experience with PHP, Laravel, and Vue 3. Candidates must be able to work on-site in Bury and possess strong communication skills for stakeholder interaction.
Benefits
Full description
Location: Bury (BL9) Flexible working: Core hours 9:30am–2:00pm, Monday–Friday
Applications from candidates not currently living within commuting distance of Bury, Greater Manchester, will not be considered.
About the role
We’re looking for a mid-level PHP Developer (Laravel) to join our in-house development team, working on business-critical internal web applications and systems.
This is a hands-on development role with real ownership. You’ll work closely with colleagues and internal stakeholders in a collaborative, customer-facing environment, helping translate business requirements into practical, well-built technical solutions.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain web applications using PHP and Laravel
- Build and enhance internal systems and business tools
- Write and optimise SQL queries against relational databases
- Support and improve live production systems
- Work within MVC architecture and clean coding principles
- Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of systems and processes
- Support light frontend development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Vue.js
Essential skills & experience
- Commercial experience with PHP
- Hands-on experience with Laravel
- Commercial experience using Vue 3 and the Composition API
- Experience using TypeScript
- Experience working with SQL databases
- Experience supporting production systems
- Understanding of MVC architecture
- Familiarity with Git and version control
- Comfortable working with APIs, including GraphQL
- Experience writing feature tests using PHPUnit
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders
Nice to have
- REST API development or integration experience
- Exposure to automated testing beyond feature testing
- Frontend experience beyond the basics
- Experience working with existing or legacy systems
- Experience writing and maintaining Docker images
- Experience writing and maintaining GitHub Actions workflows
- Experience using agentic AI tools to support development workflows
Why join us
- In-house development role – no agency or client work
- Flexible core hours
- Supportive, collaborative engineering team
- Opportunity to take ownership and grow your skills
- Work on systems that support a growing UK group of businesses
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