Senior Laravel PHP Engineer

Purpose of the Position

Senior

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Development

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using

  Laravel

  (PHP 8+)

  .
• Build and integrate

  microservices

   to enhance modularity and performance.
• Implement and optimize

  RESTful APIs / GraphQL

   for internal and external consumption.

• Database Engineering

• Design and optimize complex

  MySQL schemas

   ensuring performance and scalability.
• Implement caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) and query optimization.

• System Architecture

• Work on

  event-driven

   and

  asynchronous processing systems

   (e.g., queues, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
• Collaborate on

  cloud-native deployments

   (AWS preferred) with containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Quality & Delivery

• Ensure

  clean code practices

  , CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and security best practices.
• Conduct

  code reviews

   and mentor junior/mid-level engineers.

• Collaboration

• Work in an

  Agile/Scrum

   environment with close collaboration with product, DevOps, and QA teams.
• Contribute to

  technical discussions

  , architectural decisions, and roadmap planning.

• Core Tech Stack

• Strong experience in

  Laravel

  (PHP 8+)

   with microservices-based development.
• Deep expertise in

  MySQL

  , query optimization, indexing, and database performance tuning.
• Proficient in

  API design

   (REST/GraphQL).

• Engineering Practices

• Experience with

  CI/CD pipelines

   (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Familiar with

  TDD/BDD

  , PHPUnit/Pest.
• Strong knowledge of

  design patterns

  , SOLID principles, and clean architecture.

• Cloud & Infrastructure

• Hands-on with

  AWS (ECS, EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda)

   or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Containerization experience with

  Docker, Kubernetes

  .
• Understanding of

  monitoring & observability

   tools (Prometheus, ELK, New Relic).

• Nice to Have

• Exposure to

  NoSQL

   databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Experience with

  message brokers

   (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
• Knowledge of

  frontend frameworks

   (Vue.js/React) for full-stack collaboration.

Experience

• 7+ years

   of experience in backend development with PHP.
• At least

  3+ years

   working with

  Laravel

  framework

   in production.

• 2+ years

   in designing/deploying

  microservices architectures

  and

  API Gateways

  .
• Proven track record of

  scaling high-traffic applications

  .

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to

  mentor and guide

   junior engineers.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Self-driven with ownership mindset.