PHP Software Engineer in Test (SDET) (PHP, HealthTech)

TL;DR

PHP Software Engineer in Test (SDET) (PHP, HealthTech): Establishing and owning the testing function for a Laravel-based SaaS platform with an accent on backend automation and structured exploratory testing. Focus on designing automated test suites, validating medical logic, and promoting a quality-first culture in a clinical environment.

Location: Fully Remote (UK) with in-person meetups every 2 months

Salary: £80,000

Company

Our client is a fast-growing HealthTech company modernising pharmacy workflows through smart hardware, robotics, and and integrated software.

What you will do

• Design and implement automated testing for a Laravel-based SaaS platform using Pest and PHPUnit.
• Define and automate regression coverage for critical workflows.
• Reproduce defects through failing tests to speed up resolution.
• Establish testing standards and best practices across engineering.
• Validate medical logic, including dosages, patient data, and clinical alerts.
• Conduct structured exploratory testing on desktop platforms and validate complex integrations.

Requirements

• Strong experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Hands-on expertise with Pest and/or PHPUnit for automated backend testing.
• Proven ability to design and maintain automated test suites for SaaS platforms.
• Confident navigating a Laravel codebase to understand application behaviour.
• Strong SQL skills for validating data integrity and correctness.
• Background working in environments where accuracy, reliability, and safety are critical.

Nice to have

• Experience testing native Android or mobile applications (manual and/or automated).
• Background in MedTech, FinTech, defence, or other high-assurance industries.
• Experience being the first QA Engineer or SDET in a product team.
• Familiarity with testing complex integrations, including hardware- or robotics-adjacent systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Play a critical role in safeguarding a clinical platform with real-world consequences.
• Own and shape the quality strategy for a growing medical product.
• Work with a focused, modern tech stack centred on PHP, Laravel, and Android.
• Establish quality foundations that will scale with the business.