Lead the modernization of Medserv’s core platform as a senior hands-on engineer, shaping architecture, system design, and technical delivery. Focus on PHP, Laravel, and AI-assisted features in claims processing and billing automation. Drive engineering standards, mentorship, and production reliability improvements.
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Key Responsibilities
Technical Skills Required
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Job Description
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We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help modernise Medserv’s core platform and solve some of our most important technical challenges. You will be one of the most senior hands-on engineers in the team, working across architecture, system design, technical delivery and engineering standards. The role is primarily focused on PHP and Laravel, with opportunities to contribute to AI-assisted features across claims processing, medical coding and billing automation.
What You’ll Do
- Lead projects from discovery through to production
- Shape platform architecture, APIs, data ownership and service boundaries
- Design and build scalable PHP and Laravel systems
- Help modernise legacy applications safely and pragmatically
- Review critical code and improve engineering standards
- Support production incidents and long-term reliability improvements
- Mentor engineers and guide technical decisions
- Work with DevOps to improve CI/CD, testing and observability
- Contribute to AI-assisted product capabilities
What We’re Looking For
You do not need to meet every requirement below. We are primarily looking for a highly capable engineer with strong judgement, broad technical experience and the ability to influence engineering beyond an individual project.
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- Strong professional experience with PHP
- Experience with Laravel or another modern PHP framework
- Strong system design and database skills
- Experience modernising complex or legacy platforms
- Good knowledge of MySQL, APIs, security and automated testing
- Strong technical judgement and the ability to work through ambiguity
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
- Experience with React, Vue or TypeScript is useful but not essential.
Desirable
Any of the following would be beneficial, but they are not required:
- Healthcare, billing, payments or regulated-industry experience
- Experience delivering AI or LLM-assisted features
- Experience with large-scale platform migrations
What we offer
- Annual leave - 21 days' annual leave plus 2.5 discretionary company days
- Holiday Plus scheme - purchase additional leave through our HPS
- Service-based leave accrual - earn additional annual leave as your length of service grows
- Flexi start - giving you greater flexibility to balance work and personal commitments
- Corporate health insurance – company-funded cover through Irish Life
- Enhanced pension - employer contributions above the statutory minimum
- Life assurance - available from day one
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave – subject to eligibility
- Workcation opportunities – flexibility to work remotely from an approved location
- Funded gym membership – supporting your health and wellbeing with Flyefit
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – confidential wellbeing support for you and your family
- Professional development – investment in training, certifications and career progression
- Sports and social programme - regular company events and team activities
- Comfortable workplace amenities - healthy food options and comfortable recreational spaces
- Tax-efficient benefits - including commuter travel support and the Bike to Work Scheme
- Employee referral bonus – help us grow our team - as a Medserv employee, earn a bonus for successfully referring talented people to join our team
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Additional Information:
- This is a flexible hybrid position. While day-to-day flexibility is supported, you'll be expected to attend our Dublin office for key planning sessions, design workshops and collaborative activities. Applicants should therefore be based within reasonable travelling distance of Dublin.
- All offers are subject to a current work permit
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