At Eneve, we build smart, data-driven software solutions that help energy suppliers, producers, traders, and large consumers stay ahead in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. Our platforms simplify complexity, automate core processes, and enable our clients to deliver future-proof services. With operations in the Netherlands, UK, Portugal, and beyond, and supporting millions of energy data transactions, you will have a direct impact on key innovations in the energy transition.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Senior PHP Developer to support a critical assignment focused on platform stability, documentation, and knowledge consolidation. You will help capturing essential system knowledge, improving technical documentation, and strengthening the maintainability of our PHP/Laravel codebase. At the same time, you will actively contribute to our product roadmap by developing and optimizing features within our SaaS platforms used by major energy suppliers across Europe. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who can quickly understand complex systems, structure information, and simultaneously deliver high-quality code in a fast-moving environment.
Your Responsibilities
Analyse existing PHP/Laravel applications and document key architectural components, integrations, and workflows.
Identify and capture critical domain knowledge, ensuring that system behaviour, business logic, and technical decisions are clearly recorded.
Improve and formalize documentation for APIs, services, deployments, environment setup, and operational processes.
Propose improvements that enhance long-term maintainability, resilience, and scalability.
Develop, maintain, and optimize PHP/Laravel applications within Eneve’s product suite.
Collaborate closely with Product Owners to translate business requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
Participate in architectural discussions and help define long-term technical decisions and best practices.
Review code, mentor developers, and contribute to improving development standards.
Integrate with internal and external APIs, data pipelines, and operational systems.
Work across teams (UX, DevOps, QA, Customer Success) to deliver scalable and reliable product features.
Continuously improve performance, security, and maintainability of the codebase.
Ensure that feature development aligns with customer needs, technical feasibility, and business value.
Your Profile
5+ years of experience as a PHP Developer, including deep expertise in Laravel.
Strong experience with REST APIs, queues, and event-driven architecture.
Good understanding of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and query optimization.
Experience working in a SaaS or high-availability environment is a plus.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud environments (Azure/AWS).
Strong analytical skills and the ability to simplify complex problems.
Proactive, structured, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
Strong communication skills, able to translate technical concepts clearly to non-technical.
Able to work a minimum of 3 days a week in the office in Utrecht
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