Staff Engineer, PHP Lavavel
TLDR
Influence technical direction and architect scalable PHP/Laravel backends while mentoring teams in a global, collaborative product environment.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using PHP and Laravel
- Architect and implement robust, high-performance APIs and microservices to support complex business requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers within the team
- Drive engineering best practices including code quality, testing, performance optimization, and clean architecture
- Identify system bottlenecks and implement improvements for scalability, reliability, and efficiency
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
- Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high system availability
- Strong experience (7+ years preferred) in backend development with PHP and Laravel framework
- Deep understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and software architecture principles
- Hands-on experience building scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of databases (SQL/NoSQL), performance tuning, and data modeling
- Experience with cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices is a plus
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives within teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in complex, fast-paced environments
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Passion for writing clean, maintainable, and high-quality code
- Opportunity to work on large-scale global digital products and engineering challenges
- Fully remote-friendly and flexible work environment
- Collaborative, non-hierarchical engineering culture focused on innovation and growth
- Strong learning and upskilling opportunities across modern technologies
- Exposure to global teams across multiple countries and domains
- High ownership role with influence on architecture and engineering direction
- Inclusive workplace culture that values autonomy, creativity, and impact
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience.
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Benefits:
Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Fully remote-friendly and flexible work environment.
Learning Budget
Strong learning and upskilling opportunities across modern technologies.
Competitive compensation
Competitive compensation aligned with experience.
Remote-Friendly
Fully remote-friendly and flexible work environment.
Jobgether runs the largest remote job platform, effectively linking job seekers with over 200,000 flexible and remote opportunities that match their unique skills and preferences. Our focus is on enhancing the hiring process, ensuring efficiency while prioritizing the candidate experience, particularly in the growing health and wellness sector.
- Founded
- Founded 2020
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services