PHP Developer (Laravel) | North Manchester (Hybrid - onsite initially)£45,000 - £50,000We''re working with a long-established, financially backed business going through a period of modernisation across their product and engineering teams.As part of that, they''re looking to bring in a PHP Developer to support and improve their core platform with a real focus on cleaning up, modernising, and moving things forward.The OpportunityYou''ll be working across a core platform built in PHP (Laravel) and MySQL, helping to:Improve and modernise an existing codebaseIntroduce better engineering practicesSupport a move towards containerisation (Docker)Contribute to CI/CD improvementsWork alongside the team as they gradually move towards cloud (AWS)The team are actively encouraging the use of AI tools (eg Claude) to improve development workflows.We''re looking for developers who:Are open to using AI to speed up delivery and problem solvingHave started exploring how it can improve code quality or productivityAre generally curious and proactive about new toolingWhat we''re looking for:Strong experienc with PHP and LaravelSolid understanding of MySQLComfortable working across Back End (with some Front End exposure - React nice to have)Experience or interest in:Docker/containerisationCI/CD pipelinesimproving code quality and structureSomeone who enjoys making things better, not just maintainingLogisticsNorth ManchesterHybrid working (initial onsite presence during probation)Salary around ..... full job details .....