Senior Laravel Developer | PHP | Backend Development
ILIAS Solutions · Diegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
IT Services and IT Consulting · 51-200 employees
About the role
You will develop and maintain backend systems using Laravel and PHP while building scalable APIs and database structures. Additionally, you will contribute to technical architecture decisions and collaborate with a small team to improve system performance and reliability.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates should have practical experience building real-world projects using Laravel and PHP, along with a solid understanding of databases and APIs. You must possess strong analytical skills, a commitment to writing clean code, and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, evolving environment.
Full description
Opportunity
Build modern web applications in a small, high trust team where your code is used and your ideas shape how systems are designed.
At ILIAS Solutions, you join a small and independent development team. No heavy legacy, no rigid structure. You build new systems and features from the ground up and help shape how the team works.
You work on real products using Laravel, PHP and APIs, and contribute to systems that are designed to scale and support real world use.
Meaningful Work in a Mission Driven Environment
You build software that is used in practice. Your work supports systems where reliability and performance matter. You see what you build being applied and improved over time.
Complex Challenges, Clear Solutions
You work in an environment where ideas move fast and structure is still evolving. Not everything is defined yet. You solve real development challenges, from building APIs to improving performance and system design.
The Impact You Help Create
You contribute to applications that are actively used. Your code does not sit in a backlog. It becomes part of working systems and influences how products evolve.
Your Mission
You build and improve backend systems and contribute to scalable applications. You take ownership and learn by doing.
- Develop applications using Laravel and PHP
- Build and integrate APIs and database structures
- Improve performance and system reliability
- Write clean, structured and maintainable code with focus on scalability
- Contribute to technical decisions and architecture discussions
- Work closely with a small team and share ideas
Support Core Defense Capabilities
- Fleet Management through supporting applications
- Total Asset Visibility through data driven systems
- MRO and Sustainment through reliable backend services
What You Bring
- You have built multiple real projects beyond tutorials or school assignments
- You can show code, applications or systems you have developed
- Experience with Laravel and PHP
- Understanding of APIs and databases (e.g. MySQL)
- You enjoy building from scratch and taking ownership of problems
- You are comfortable working in evolving and less structured environments
- Interest in performance, scalability and clean code
- Familiarity with tools such as React or Docker is a plus
- Structured and analytical way of working
- Clear communication and willingness to collaborate
Systems Thinking and Analytical Strength
You start to understand how code, systems and users connect. You think beyond features and consider performance, structure and long term impact.
Working Across Teams and Functions
You work in a small team with direct collaboration. You share ideas, learn from others and contribute to how the team works and builds software.
Build Your Future with ILIAS
Grow Through Capability and Innovation
You learn how to build systems that scale and support real use. You develop from writing code to understanding architecture and design decisions.
Grow in a Mission Driven Environment
At ILIAS Solutions, modern development meets real world application. You contribute to software used in complex environments while working in a flexible and evolving team.
Build capability over time
At ILIAS, learning is embedded in the way we work. Development takes place through daily exposure to real systems, supported by a structured and modern Learning Management System.
From onboarding to more advanced levels, learning remains practical and directly linked to the work. You gain experience by building, testing and improving real applications.
As your capability grows, so does your impact.
Contribute to What Comes Next
You help shape how the team builds and how systems evolve. You grow into a developer who understands both code and the broader system behind it.
Contact
Ready to build, learn and grow in a team where your work is used from day one
Apply directly or contact youness.kaissi@ilias-solutions.com
About us
In defence operations, timing and reliable information shape every decision. Many organizations still rely on fragmented systems, limiting visibility and slowing execution. ILIAS Solutions connects logistics, maintenance, and operations into one integrated platform. This creates a single source of truth and enables teams to act on real time data across strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Large volumes of operational data move continuously between systems. This data reflects maintenance cycles, logistics flows, and asset readiness. Accuracy and consistency directly impact operational outcomes.
