Senior Fullstack Engineer

Housemates

Senior Fullstack Engineer

Salary Not Specified

Housemates, City Centre, Manchester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 17 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 933a191e81f748e69253509f6beafe18

Full Job Description

You'll be leveraging this stack to power both our website, API and SaaS platform (Occupy). You'll work closely with our small, close-knit product team, including our CEO.

Company Benefits:

  • Team activities in and outside of the office

  • Purpose-driven, values-based startup culture

  • Non-corporate atmosphere fostering creativity and collaboration

  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays

  • A day off for your birthday

  • Flexibility to work remotely with a hybrid working model (1 day in office)

  • Share Options through EMI scheme


  • We have a vision of becoming the backbone infrastructure of student housing, powering EdTech portals in student admissions, travel, and more, and we need great people to help us get there. If you're seeking to join a purpose-driven, rapid-growth business with ambitious people, come join our house.

  • PHP (Main products are written in Laravel 9 and 10)

  • JavaScript (Next.js 13 / React applications)


  • Experience with:
  • Building web applications in PHP and Laravel

  • Knowledge of batch job processing and task queues

  • Experience building scalable APIs

  • Strong experience with MySQL 8 & Redis

  • Experience with Digital Ocean, Forge, and Envoyer is a bonus

  • Experience with multi-tenant PHP applications is a bonus

  • A good understanding of Git, CI/CD pipelines, and TDD

    At Housemates, we're on a mission to transform the way students find and book accommodation. With a market size of over $180 billion annually, we believe our API-driven solution can bring much-needed speed, ease, and transparency to the sector.