Senior PHP (Laravel) Developer
š The Hague (hybrid) | Up to ā¬87,000 per annum + benefits
š ļø Laravel | Nova | Livewire | Pest | Tailwind |
A scaling connectivity platform that's quietly become essential infrastructure for partner businesses across the Netherlands is hiring a senior developer who wants to build and lead a team. The portal is live, battle-tested, and processing real work every single day. Now it's entering its most interesting phase - going from "it works" to "it scales properly", with a real engineering team built around it. You'll lead that work end to end.
ļ»æš°Ā UpĀ toĀ ā¬87kĀ perĀ annumĀ +Ā benefitsĀ +Ā pensionĀ +Ā devĀ budgetĀ
š Player-coach role - still shipping code, still setting the direction
š„ Lead a medior developer already in the team, then hire 3-4 more engineers over the next year
šŖ Independent and profitable, no VC pressure - build a team without investor noise
š Genuine influence over architecture, hiring, processes, and culture from day one
š ļø Modern Laravel stack done properly - Nova, Livewire, Pest, Tailwind, the lot
What you'll be doing
š§ Ship features alongside the team on a live Laravel/Nova platform hundreds of partners rely on
š„ Manage and mentor an existing medior developer
šÆ Hire 3-4 strong engineers into the team over the next 12+ months
š¦ Own technical decisions across architecture, performance, scalability, and reliability
š”ļø Set the bar on engineering quality, code reviews, and team rituals as the team grows
You'll love this if...
ā 5+ years shipping serious PHP (Laravel)
ā Experience leading or mentoring other engineers
ā You want a player-coach role - building as much as leading, not pure management
ā Bonus points if you speak Dutch fluently
This one's run by Built Different - founder-led recruitment for the best startups across the Netherlands and Europe.
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