Lead Laravel Developer

provntalent; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital agency in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their growing team. This role involves playing a key role in technical delivery, mentoring developers, and establishing best practices. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in PHP (Laravel or Symfony) and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Vue, working in a collaborative and quality-focused environment. The position is hybrid, located in the city center offering competitive salary and numerous benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Hybrid working

Company health plan

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Company pension scheme

Ongoing training and development

Increased annual leave

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with PHP, ideally Laravel or Symfony.
• Frontend development experience using React or Vue.
• Experience in building and integrating APIs.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in technical delivery and mentor developers.
• Help shape best practices across projects.
• Work collaboratively in a hybrid setting.

Skills

PHP (Laravel or Symfony)

React or Vue

API integration

Mentoring engineers

React Native

Job description

Overview

We’re working with an established Edinburgh-based digital agency who are continuing to grow their engineering team and invest in the development of modern, scalable digital products for a range of clients.

They’re looking to hire a Lead Software Engineer with strong full-stack experience to play a key role in technical delivery, mentor developers, and help shape best practice across projects. You’ll be joining a collaborative agency environment where quality engineering and long-term client partnerships are prioritised.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in PHP (Laravel or Symfony) alongside modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Vue, and be comfortable working across the full stack.

The role is hybrid in their modern Edinburgh city centre office.

Key skills and experience

(not all essential):

• Strong commercial experience with PHP, ideally Laravel or Symfony
• Frontend development using React or Vue
• Experience building and integrating APIs
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers
• React Native experience is desirable

Why apply?

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid working
• Company health plan
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Company pension scheme
• Ongoing training and development
• Increased annual leave

If this aligns with your next move, apply and a member of the Provn team will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

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