Senior Laravel Developer

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Zippd is seeking a senior backend engineer to architect high-performance, scalable systems for our logistics network. You will drive backend architecture, design clean-architecture solutions, and tackle complex high-traffic challenges while mentoring peers.

Your hands-on experience with Laravel, API development, and third-party integrations will shape robust, scalable services in a 100% remote environment, collaborating across international teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Laravel development experience.
• 6-7+ years of hands-on API development experience.
• Proven experience with third-party API integrations (auth, webhooks).
• Direct experience managing complex, high-traffic applications.

Responsibilities

• Architect high-performance backend systems for logistics networks.
• Drive backend architecture and critical technical decisions.
• Design and deploy clean-architecture backend systems.
• Tackle complex problems with high-traffic transactions and DB optimization.
• Build and consume robust third-party API integrations.
• Provide architectural oversight and mentor other developers.

Skills

Laravel

API development

High-traffic apps

SQL performance

English fluency

Remote work

Tools

Redis

Queue systems

Inertia.js

Livewire

PHPUnit/Pest

Job description

About the Company

Zippd is in an exciting phase of rapid growth. As we scale our operations and technology, we are expanding our engineering team to build the next generation of our platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect high-performance, scalable backend systems for logistics networks
• Drive backend architecture and make critical technical decisions
• Design and deploy sophisticated, clean-architecture backend systems
• Tackle complex problems involving high-traffic transaction systems and database optimization
• Build and consume robust third-party API integrations
• Provide architectural oversight and mentor other developers

Requirements

• 5+ years of heavy Laravel development experience
• 6-7+ years of hands‑on API development experience
• Proven experience with third‑party API integrations (authentication, webhooks, error handling)
• Direct experience managing complex, high‑traffic applications
• Strong SQL indexing and performance tuning skills
• Excellent and fluent English speaking skills
• Ability to work independently in a 100% remote environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and the Repository pattern
• Experience with TDD (PHPUnit / Pest)
• Proficiency with Redis and Queue systems
• Experience with Inertia.js or Livewire