4-6 week contract | PHP Laravel Developer | Outside IR35 | £250-£300 per day | Hybrid

4-6 week contract | PHP Laravel Developer | Outside IR35 | £250-£300 per day | Hybrid

Currently recruiting for a contract PHP Laravel developer to join my client for a short 4-6 week contract to help them build a new internal web application. The system will be used to manage product attributes, compliance data, images, and certifications for a manufacturing business.

Start Date: ASAP (Interviews this week and start next week)
Hybrid: Ideally you would be able to come on-site in Hampshire once a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Convert the provided HTML/JS mock-up into a real application
• Build a secure Back End (PHP preferred, open to Laravel)
• Design and implement a clean, scalable database schema
• Implement role-based permissions (group + user)
• Build APIs for:
  • Product search
  • Attribute read/write
  • Image URL management
  • Compliance certificate generation
• Implement Excel/CSV import & validation
• Generate print-ready PDF compliance certificates
• Apply authentication (Windows AD/SSO a bonus)
• Write clean, maintainable, documented code

Required Skills:
Essential

• PHP (Laravel strongly preferred)
• MySQL/MariaDB
• JavaScript (vanilla or lightweight framework)
• HTML/CSS (clean UI implementation)
• REST API design
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• File generation (PDFs)

Nice to have

• Experience with PIM systems
• Experience with compliance/certification workflows
• Windows Authentication/Active Directory
• Excel import/export (PhpSpreadsheet or similar)
• Audit logging/change history
• GDPR-aware data handling

If this is of interest, then I'd love to hear from you. Please respond with your most up to date CV and I'll give you a call if you look like a good fit.