Senior Fullstack Developer

📍 Location: Remote (UK-based candidates only)
💰 Salary: £60,000 per year
🏢 Company: Confidential 
🕒 Type: Full-Time | Remote

We're looking for a Senior Fullstack Developer to lead the development of robust, scalable applications and APIs within our growing platform. You’ll work closely with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to design backend systems, build frontend components, and deploy serverless services on AWS.

You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact features, improving architectural patterns, and mentoring junior developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead fullstack development using PHP Laravel, JavaScript, and modern JS frameworks.

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs.

• Build serverless backend systems with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, and SNS.

• Oversee infrastructure as code using Terraform, and implement robust CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.

• Monitor and optimise performance using CloudWatch and AWS best practices.

• Enforce secure coding and system design practices, including access management and data protection compliance.

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to scope and deliver new features.

• Review code, provide technical mentorship, and support team growth.

Core Technologies

• Backend: PHP (Laravel), MySQL, RESTful API design

• Frontend: JavaScript, HTML, CSS; experience with React, Vue.js or Angular preferred

• Cloud & DevOps:

  • AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, SQS, SNS

  • Terraform: Infrastructure as code

  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions

• Monitoring & Logging: AWS CloudWatch

• Architecture & Security: Serverless best practices, IAM, API key management, AWS Well-Architected principles

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional fullstack development experience

• Strong experience with PHP Laravel and JavaScript

• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud services and serverless architecture

• Proven ability to design, implement, and manage secure, high-performance APIs

• Comfortable working with infrastructure tools like Terraform

• Solid understanding of DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines

• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead development efforts

• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members is a plus

What We Offer

• Up to £60,000 annual salary

• Fully remote work from anywhere in the UK

• Work on cutting-edge technologies with meaningful environmental impact

• Collaborate with a high-performing, supportive team

• Opportunities to shape product architecture and tech direction