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PHP/Laravel Developer
Posted 1 day ago by 1769020985
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Sweden, Stockholm
Summary: The PHP/Laravel Developer role focuses on building and maintaining backend functionality using PHP and Laravel, while also developing a new internal admin application to support core business operations. The position involves refactoring legacy code, collaborating with senior technical stakeholders, and ensuring software integration with existing systems. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic mindset for working within technical constraints.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building and maintaining backend functionality using PHP and Laravel
- Developing a new internal admin & back-office application supporting core business operations
- Refactoring and improving functionality within a large legacy codebase
- Supporting the migration from a bespoke system toward modern frameworks, patterns, and standards
- Collaborating closely with a hands-on Technical Lead and CTO on long-term architectural decisions
- Ensuring software works cohesively with existing hardware and operational constraints
- Writing clean, maintainable, well-documented code
- Identifying technical debt, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Troubleshooting, optimizing performance, and resolving issues in production and non-production environments
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial experience with PHP and Laravel
- Experience working with legacy systems, including refactoring and staged modernization
- Solid understanding of backend architecture, MVC, and RESTful APIs
- Experience building internal tools/admin or back-office systems
- Proficient with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
- Pragmatic mindset-comfortable working in environments with constraints
- Experience collaborating with senior technical stakeholders (Lead Developers, CTOs)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a delivery-focused approach
- Ability to work independently within a small, highly-skilled technical team
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Job description
What You'll Be Working On
-Building and maintaining backend functionality using PHP and Laravel
-Developing a new internal admin & back-office application supporting core business operations
-Refactoring and improving functionality within a large legacy codebase
-Supporting the migration from a bespoke system toward modern frameworks, patterns, and standards
-Collaborating closely with a hands-on Technical Lead and CTO on long-term architectural decisions
-Ensuring software works cohesively with existing hardware and operational constraints
-Writing clean, maintainable, well-documented code
-Identifying technical debt, risks, and improvement opportunities
-Troubleshooting, optimizing performance, and resolving issues in production and non-production environments
What We're Looking For
-Strong commercial experience with PHP and Laravel
-Experience working with legacy systems, including refactoring and staged modernization
-Solid understanding of backend architecture, MVC, and RESTful APIs
-Experience building internal tools/admin or back-office systems
-Proficient with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
-Pragmatic mindset-comfortable working in environments with constraints
-Experience collaborating with senior technical stakeholders (Lead Developers, CTOs)
-Strong problem-solving skills and a delivery-focused approach
-Ability to work independently within a small, highly-skilled technical team
Nice-to-Have Experience
-Previous involvement in modernization or platform consolidation projects
-Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, tooling, or infra considerations
-Experience working in environments where software integrates closely with hardware systems
-Freelance/consulting experience in technical transformation environments
-Building and maintaining backend functionality using PHP and Laravel
-Developing a new internal admin & back-office application supporting core business operations
-Refactoring and improving functionality within a large legacy codebase
-Supporting the migration from a bespoke system toward modern frameworks, patterns, and standards
-Collaborating closely with a hands-on Technical Lead and CTO on long-term architectural decisions
-Ensuring software works cohesively with existing hardware and operational constraints
-Writing clean, maintainable, well-documented code
-Identifying technical debt, risks, and improvement opportunities
-Troubleshooting, optimizing performance, and resolving issues in production and non-production environments
What We're Looking For
-Strong commercial experience with PHP and Laravel
-Experience working with legacy systems, including refactoring and staged modernization
-Solid understanding of backend architecture, MVC, and RESTful APIs
-Experience building internal tools/admin or back-office systems
-Proficient with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
-Pragmatic mindset-comfortable working in environments with constraints
-Experience collaborating with senior technical stakeholders (Lead Developers, CTOs)
-Strong problem-solving skills and a delivery-focused approach
-Ability to work independently within a small, highly-skilled technical team
Nice-to-Have Experience
-Previous involvement in modernization or platform consolidation projects
-Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, tooling, or infra considerations
-Experience working in environments where software integrates closely with hardware systems
-Freelance/consulting experience in technical transformation environments