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Senior Backend Engineer
£50,000 - 60,000
Gameplan Consulting
West Ham Lane 136, East Kilbride
£50,000 - 60,000
Requirements
Must:
- 5+ years of backend development experience
- Strong expertise in PHP and Laravel
- Solid experience with MySQL and relational database design
- Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with Swagger/OpenAPI
- Experience with authentication systems (OAuth, JWT, or similar)
- Comfortable working in production environments and handling live issues
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Experience collaborating with frontend teams
- Nice to Have:
- Experience with payroll, HR, or fintech systems
- Familiarity with Twilio or similar communication APIs
- Experience with Linux server environments and Apache
- Understanding of deployment workflows and infrastructure
- Exposure to Hack (HHVM) or shell scripting
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend APIs using Laravel
- Collaborate closely with frontend developers (web + mobile) to deliver end-to-end features
- Own API structure, performance, and reliability
- Maintain and extend Swagger documentation for internal and external use
- Perform BAU tasks, including:
- Handling client tickets
- Manual data updates (e.g. employee address changes)
- File management (e.g. payslip uploads)
- Debug and resolve production issues quickly and effectively
- Manage database migrations, seeders, and data integrity
- Support deployment processes and server updates
- Improve system performance, scalability, and security
Description
We are building a modern HR and payroll platform designed to streamline employee management, payroll processing, and operational workflows for businesses. Our team is looking for a hands-on Senior Backend Developer to take ownership of our backend systems primarily within a PHP/Laravel environment. This is a ground-floor opportunity where your work will have a direct impact from day one, as you help us build the engine of our platform. We believe in performance-based salary progression, allowing early joiners to shape their roles as the company grows.
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