Full Stack Developer (Laravel & Vue 3)
Mid-level full stack developer in Crown Oil's in-house team (office-based in Bury, 5 days/week), building and improving business-critical internal applications — backend logic in PHP/Laravel, Vue 3 + TypeScript SPAs, GraphQL APIs, MySQL, Docker and CI/CD, with PHPUnit testing via TDD.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bury, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong commercial PHP 8+ and Laravel experience
- Commercial experience with Vue 3 Composition API and SPAs
- Experience with TypeScript and GraphQL
- Experience writing PHPUnit feature tests using TDD
- Strong MySQL knowledge
- Experience working collaboratively in a development team
- Able to work fully office-based in Bury five days per week from agreed start date
Nice to have
- Energy sector experience, particularly electricity and gas metering
- Writing and maintaining Docker images or GitHub Actions workflows
- Pusher-style WebSockets experience
- C#/.NET experience
- Experience with agentic AI development tools such as Claude Code
Full description
We're looking for a Mid-Level Full Stack Developer with strong commercial experience in PHP, Laravel, Vue 3, TypeScript and GraphQL to join Crown Oil's in-house development team in Bury.
Working closely with our Lead Developer, you'll develop and improve business-critical applications across our group of companies, contributing to backend business logic, frontend development, integrations and new functionality.
Technology Stack
PHP 8.5 · Laravel 13 · Vue 3 · TypeScript · GraphQL · MySQL 8.4 · Docker · GitHub Actions · Sockudo/WebSockets · Microsoft Graph · Claude Code
What You'll Be Doing
- Developing backend services and business logic using PHP and Laravel.
- Building SPAs using Vue 3 Composition API and TypeScript.
- Developing and integrating GraphQL APIs.
- Writing PHPUnit feature tests using TDD.
- Working with MySQL, Docker and CI/CD environments.
- Improving existing applications, troubleshooting issues and participating in code reviews.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial PHP 8+ and Laravel experience.
- Commercial experience with Vue 3 Composition API and SPAs.
- Experience with TypeScript and GraphQL.
- Experience writing PHPUnit feature tests using TDD.
- Strong MySQL knowledge.
- Experience working collaboratively in a development team.
Vue 3, TypeScript and GraphQL are essential. Applicants should already have practical experience with these technologies.
Desirable Experience
- Energy sector experience, particularly electricity and gas metering.
- Writing and maintaining Docker images or GitHub Actions workflows.
- Pusher-style WebSockets and C#/.NET.
- Agentic AI development tools, such as Claude Code.
This is a fully office-based position in Bury, Greater Manchester, requiring attendance five days per week. We offer flexible start and finish times, with core hours of 9:30am–2:00pm.
Applicants must be able to meet the on-site working requirements from their agreed start date.
Our recruitment process includes an on-site interview with our Lead Developers and a practical technical assessment. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process.