Backend Laravel Developer (Hybrid/Remote)
| Posting date: | 24 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £60,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | DOE + Benefits + Career |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Chester, Cheshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Marstep |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 000300 |
Summary
Salary up to £60,000 negotiable, depending on experience + benefits
This is a great opportunity to work for an established and fast growing business, where you will have the opportunity to develop a worthwhile career.
The company are experiencing significant growth and this will create genuine learning and development opportunities.
They offer a hybrid/remote working model (REMOTE FIRST) which requires atleast one day a month in their office in Chester.
They are looking for a Backend Laravel Developer to further capitalise on their explosive growth over the last few years. The ideal candidate will work within an important part of the business and will have a passion to improve and develop systems and online capabilities. They are agile, focused and keen to gain further market share and the developer team is a key part of this growth strategy.
They are seeking an inquisitive thinker. Someone who asks lots of questions, and is a problem solver.
Responsibilities
A Senior Backend Laravel Developer to assist in modernising the Laravel app.
Must Haves:
• Experience:
• At least 2 years of Laravel
• At least 5 years of frameworked languages (Laravel or others)
• SQL/MySQL/MariaDB indexes & table design
• Data: worked with big data and enjoys it
• Worked with many APIs, e.g Stripe, Google, AWS, OpenAI
• Understands Backend concepts such as Data Caching/Job Queues
• Personable:
• Happy to travel to Chester once or twice per month
• Solve problems rather than a task worker
• Shows interest in the app
• Wants to work as part of small team but be a key figure
• Doesn’t rely on Junior developers (small agile team where everyone is involved)
• Asks lots of intelligent questions
• Great communication skills - written & verbal
• You see this as more of a hobby or passion than just a job - reads up on latest technology etc
• Wants to grow with the company, not just a stepping stone
Would Be Lovely:
• Has worked in a similar industry
• Worked with an app with a huge number of database models (theirs has 800+)
• Has worked with microservices
• DevOps experience, e.g. taking a MySQL backup
What we can offer:
• You will learn a lot and quickly - Marketplace app
• Ability to change and see your work in a real world environment used by millions
• The company care about what they do and you will care about their impact
• Flexibility
• Start up mentality
• Competitive salary up to £60,000 negotiable, depending on experience + benefits
• PMI
• Bonus scheme
This is a great opportunity to work for an established and fast growing business, where you will have the opportunity to develop a worthwhile career.
The company are experiencing significant growth and this will create genuine learning and development opportunities.
They offer a hybrid/remote working model (REMOTE FIRST) which requires atleast one day a month in their office in Chester.
This is a great opportunity to work for an established and fast growing business, where you will have the opportunity to develop a worthwhile career.
The company are experiencing significant growth and this will create genuine learning and development opportunities.
They offer a hybrid/remote working model (REMOTE FIRST) which requires atleast one day a month in their office in Chester.
They are looking for a Backend Laravel Developer to further capitalise on their explosive growth over the last few years. The ideal candidate will work within an important part of the business and will have a passion to improve and develop systems and online capabilities. They are agile, focused and keen to gain further market share and the developer team is a key part of this growth strategy.
They are seeking an inquisitive thinker. Someone who asks lots of questions, and is a problem solver.
Responsibilities
A Senior Backend Laravel Developer to assist in modernising the Laravel app.
Must Haves:
• Experience:
• At least 2 years of Laravel
• At least 5 years of frameworked languages (Laravel or others)
• SQL/MySQL/MariaDB indexes & table design
• Data: worked with big data and enjoys it
• Worked with many APIs, e.g Stripe, Google, AWS, OpenAI
• Understands Backend concepts such as Data Caching/Job Queues
• Personable:
• Happy to travel to Chester once or twice per month
• Solve problems rather than a task worker
• Shows interest in the app
• Wants to work as part of small team but be a key figure
• Doesn’t rely on Junior developers (small agile team where everyone is involved)
• Asks lots of intelligent questions
• Great communication skills - written & verbal
• You see this as more of a hobby or passion than just a job - reads up on latest technology etc
• Wants to grow with the company, not just a stepping stone
Would Be Lovely:
• Has worked in a similar industry
• Worked with an app with a huge number of database models (theirs has 800+)
• Has worked with microservices
• DevOps experience, e.g. taking a MySQL backup
What we can offer:
• You will learn a lot and quickly - Marketplace app
• Ability to change and see your work in a real world environment used by millions
• The company care about what they do and you will care about their impact
• Flexibility
• Start up mentality
• Competitive salary up to £60,000 negotiable, depending on experience + benefits
• PMI
• Bonus scheme
This is a great opportunity to work for an established and fast growing business, where you will have the opportunity to develop a worthwhile career.
The company are experiencing significant growth and this will create genuine learning and development opportunities.
They offer a hybrid/remote working model (REMOTE FIRST) which requires atleast one day a month in their office in Chester.