Senior Full-Stack Laravel Developer (Contractual, Remote, EST Timezone)

About the Role

Full-Stack

The ideal candidate thrives in a remote environment, values precision over “vibe coding,” and consistently delivers high-quality, measurable, and maintainable work.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain

  Laravel-based applications

  that meet high performance and security standards.
• Collaborate closely with designers, PMs, and developers to deliver efficient, high-quality solutions.
• Implement and maintain

  CI/CD pipelines

  ,

  Git workflows

  , and

  automated testing

  strategies.
• Monitor and improve system performance using

  APM tools

  (New Relic, AWS Performance Insights, Laravel Telescope).
• Identify and resolve

  slow query bottlenecks

  , optimize database performance, and improve application scalability.
• Manage server deployments and environments using

  Laravel Forge

  ,

  AWS

  , or similar platforms.
• Conduct detailed

  code reviews

  , enforcing standards for readability, performance, and security.
• Integrate and maintain

  third-party APIs

  ,

  microservices

  , and internal tools.
• Proactively find and resolve architecture, performance, and security issues.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional Laravel experience

  with a strong PHP background.

• Expert-level understanding of MVC architecture

  and Laravel design patterns.
• Proven success working in a

  fully remote environment

  with strong communication discipline.

• Availability during EST working hours.

• Prior experience building or maintaining a

  CRM platform

  or large-scale enterprise application.
• Strong knowledge of

  database design

  ,

  optimization

  , and

  database sharding

  . (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Proficiency with

  Redis

  or similar caching systems (e.g., Memcached).
• Hands-on experience with

  Laravel Telescope

  ,

  Laravel Forge

  ,

  New Relic

  ,

  AWS Performance Insights

  , and other

  APM tools

  .
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud infrastructure and deployment best practices.
• Expertise in

  performance optimization

  ,

  query tuning

  , and diagnosing

  slow queries

  .
• Familiarity with

  PostgreSQL

  and its performance optimization.
• Deep understanding of

  web security best practices

  (CSRF, XSS, SQL injection prevention, authentication hardening).
• Comfortable using

  AI-assisted coding tools

  (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) but

  not dependent

  on them.
• Proficiency with

  CI/CD pipelines

  (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of

  RESTful APIs

  , microservices, and modular architecture.
• Experience with automated testing (

  PHPUnit

  ,

  Pest

  ) and

  TDD/BDD

  workflows.
• Familiarity with modern frontend tech such as

  Vue.js

  or

  React

  .
• Experience with containerization tools like

  Docker

  .
• Strong analytical and debugging skills with a problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Bonus Points

• Experience with

  WordPress/WooCommerce API integrations

  .
• Familiarity with the

  MERN Stack

  (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js).
• Experience with

  Supabase

  .
• Experience with

  Laravel Octane

  ,

  Livewire

  , or

  Inertia.js

  .
• Understanding of

  Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

  or

  Clean Architecture

  principles.
• Contributions to

  open-source Laravel packages

  or involvement in the Laravel community.
• Prior experience mentoring junior developers.

What We Offer

• 100%

  remote work

  with an asynchronous, collaborative culture.
• Work on

  high-impact, technically challenging projects

  that value innovation and performance.
• A culture of

  ownership, transparency, and continuous learning

  .
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and skill level.