Back-End Engineer (PHP/Laravel) (£60,000 + Equity) at VC-backed fintech SaaS

Jack & Jill; Remote; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A VC-backed fintech SaaS company is seeking a Back-End Engineer specializing in PHP/Laravel to join their remote team. This role involves designing and maintaining scalable back-end services and high-performance REST APIs. Ideal candidates will have experience in B2B SaaS and a strong understanding of REST API design. Competitive salary and equity are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity and revenue-linked growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and scaling PHP/Laravel applications in production.
• Strong track record in B2B SaaS, ideally having worked on a platform scaling from early revenue stages.
• Deep understanding of REST API design, authentication, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, secure, and scalable back-end services using PHP/Laravel.
• Develop and maintain high-performance REST APIs to power our platform and integrations with third-party systems.
• Collaborate with the team on AWS infrastructure tasks including provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and optimisation.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

REST API design

B2B SaaS experience

Job description

Back-End Engineer (PHP/Laravel) (£60,000 + Equity) at VC-backed fintech SaaS

Company: VC-backed fintech SaaS

Salary: £60,000 + Equity

Location: Remote (UK)

Job Description:

• Join a fast-growing VC-backed fintech SaaS platform as a Back-End Engineer specializing in PHP/Laravel.
• Responsible for scaling our core services, APIs, and integrations, contributing to architectural decisions, and ensuring platform reliability.
• Senior engineer role for proactive impact in a dynamic startup environment.

Why this role is remarkable:

• Shape a genuinely game-changing product within a mission-driven team.
• Contribute to the architecture of a high-growth, well-funded SaaS platform.
• Benefit from a competitive salary, generous equity, and revenue-linked growth opportunities.

What you will do:

• Design, build, and maintain robust, secure, and scalable back‑end services using PHP/Laravel.
• Develop and maintain high-performance REST APIs to power our platform and integrations with third-party systems.
• Collaborate with the team on AWS infrastructure tasks including provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and optimisation.

The ideal candidate:

• Proven experience developing and scaling PHP/Laravel applications in production.
• Strong track record in B2B SaaS, ideally having worked on a platform scaling from early revenue stages.
• Deep understanding of REST API design, authentication, and security best practices.

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