PHP Laravel

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using PHP and Laravel.
• Develop clean, reusable, and well-structured backend code.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Work with MySQL and optimize database queries, indexes, and overall performance.
• Implement authentication, authorization, security, and data protection best practices.
• Develop and maintain Laravel applications, including migrations, queues, jobs, events, and middleware.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application and production issues.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, QA, designers, and project managers to deliver quality solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Optimize applications for scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Participate in system design, technical discussions, and architecture decisions.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of development processes.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience in PHP development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Laravel Framework.
• Strong knowledge of PHP, OOP, MVC architecture, and design patterns.
• Excellent experience with MySQL/database design and optimization.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, API integrations, and web services.
• Good knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frontend/backend integration.
• Experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab and version control.
• Understanding of Linux/Unix environments and basic server configuration.
• Experience with debugging, performance optimization, and application security.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.

Good to Have

• Experience with Redis, queues, caching, and background jobs.
• Knowledge of Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Exposure to microservices architecture.
• Experience working with payment gateways and third-party API integrations.
• Familiarity with automated testing using PHPUnit/Pest.