Software Engineer

Job Description:

Software Engineer (Lavarel/PHP/Vue.js)
Derby

  
Code the future of home-movin - join our founding Engineering team (Laravel / PHP )
Buying a house shouldn’t feel like dial-up internet in a 5G world. We are replacing paperwork, guesswork and glacial sales chains with a single, beautiful platform. We already handle mortgages, surveys and completions for thousands of users; now we’re scaling fast and need engineers who move at the same speed.
Whether you live in the backend, craft pixel-perfect frontends or command the full stack, you’ll ship product weekly, prove big ideas quickly and help us hit market-changing targets. This is an“in-on-the-ground-floor” gig—great upside, but not a comfortable 9-to-5.
  
MUST HAVE experience with PHP, Laravel, and Vue.js; therefore, please only apply if you have this.

Why this role is different

• Green-field impact.You’ll influence architecture, tooling and culture while user numbers are still in six figures—not millions.
• Release velocity.CI/CD on Laravel + Vue gives us idea-to-production in hours, not sprints.
• Product-first crew.Work shoulder-to-shoulder with brokers, surveyors and designers; watch today’s commit unblock a client tomorrow.
• Career rocket.Growth targets demand future tech leads and managers—progression isn’t hypothetical.
• Flexible entry points.Junior, mid or senior—prove you can learn fast and own problems, and we’ll tailor title and package to you.

What you’ll be doing

• Build & shipcore features in Laravel 10, Vue 3 + Vite, Tailwind and MySQL/Postgres.
• Design clean APIsfor everything from lender integrations to survey-booking flows.
• Tackle performance—profile queries, cache smartly, keep TTFB sub-150 ms even at peak sales rush.
• Own quality—write tests (PHPUnit/Pest, Cypress), push to QA, monitor Sentry/Grafana.
• Pair & mentor—review PRs, run mob-coding spikes, share “today I learned” wins.
• Invent & iterate—spot friction, pitch fixes, build POCs—no permission slips needed. 

You’ll thrive here if you…

• Have 1–5 years shipping production code (any modern language). We care how you think, not exactly where you’ve been.
• Can show us side-projects, OSS or past workthat prove curiosity, grit and smart trade-offs.
• Enjoy moving fast—feature flags, A/B tests and “done > perfect (revisit quickly)” are your norm and iterate quickly using AI tools.YES - WE ALLOW CURSOR OR WINDSURF OR SIMILAR to build quickly! Don't know what they are? Don't believe in the power of AI to code? SIMPLY DO NOT APPLY.
• Communicate clearly with non-tech teammates; you explain latency spikes like you’d explain a recipe.
• Treat problems as puzzles, not blockers, and pull the team with you when the heat is on.

Package & benefits

• Salary: £30k – £55k depending on depth and scope.
• Equity options– share in the upside you’re building.
• Office-first– Derby HQ 5 days a week (UK-based) - Hybrid and remote is a non-starter in the culture and team we've already built. Do not apply if you want a day or two at home.
• Kit of your choice(M-series Mac or high-spec PC), 27″ monitor, licence budget.
• 25 days holiday + your birthday + “move day” when you buy/sell a home.
• L&D budget, conference tickets, paid time for OSS or learning spikes.

Ready to build the next big PropTech platform?
Show us something you’re proud of, GitHub repo, demo link, architecture story and tell us the fastest meaningful thing you ever shipped. Let’s chat.

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
  
Additional pay:
Bonus scheme
Performance bonus
Yearly bonus
  
Benefits:
Company pension
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
  
Ability to commute/relocate:
Derby DE24 : reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
  
Application question(s):
You are happy to work in office 5 days a week
Work Location: In person