Junior Laravel (PHP) Developer

MindzMap | Digital Solutions; Chennai; On-site; INR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

MindzMap | Digital Solutions is seeking a motivated Laravel Developer with 1-2 years of experience to build and maintain web applications. You will work on Laravel-based projects, develop RESTful APIs, and write clean, scalable PHP code while collaborating with senior developers and frontend teams.

You should understand MVC, MySQL, and basic database optimization, and be comfortable with Git version control, Docker, and setting up or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Core PHP and Laravel (2+ years experience).
• Deep understanding of MVC architecture and OOP principles.
• Advanced knowledge of MySQL, query optimization and indexing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web applications using Laravel framework.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and work with Eloquent ORM.
• Write clean, readable, and maintainable code.
• Understand and contribute to the existing codebase with guidance.
• Assist in basic database operations and simple optimization.
• Integrate third-party APIs and services.
• Support caching and performance improvements.
• Debug and fix issues in development environment.
• Collaborate with senior developers and frontend teams.
• Follow coding standards and Git version control.
• Learn and work with queues, events, and scheduling gradually.

Skills

Core PHP

Laravel

MVC & OOP

MySQL & query optimization

REST API integration

Git workflows

Docker

Vue.js/React

CI/CD pipelines

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Queues / Jobs

JWT/OAuth/Sanctum/Passport

Postman

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a motivated Laravel Developer with 1-2 years of experience to assist in building and maintaining web applications. The ideal candidate should have a good understanding of Laravel, basic API development, and database fundamentals. The candidate should be eager to learn, capable of understanding existing codebases with guidance, and able to write clean and maintainable code while contributing to real-world projects.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and maintaining web applications using Laravel framework
• Support in building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Work with Eloquent ORM (basic queries, relationships)
• Write clean, readable, and maintainable code
• Understand and work on the existing codebase with guidance
• Assist in database operations (CRUD, basic queries, simple optimization)
• Help integrate third-party APIs and services
• Support basic caching and performance improvements
• Debug and fix issues in development environment
• Collaborate with senior developers and frontend teams
• Follow coding standards and use Git for version control
• Learn and gradually work with queues, events, and scheduling

Requirements

• Strong expertise in Core PHP and Laravel (2+ years experience)
• Deep understanding of MVC architecture and OOP principles
• Advanced knowledge of MySQL / Query optimization / Indexing
• Experience in REST API architecture & integration
• Hands-on experience with Laravel Queues, Jobs, Caching, Events
• Experience with Authentication (JWT, OAuth, Sanctum, Passport)
• Strong knowledge of Git & version control workflows
• Understanding of microservices architecture (preferred)
• Experience with Vue.js / React or similar platforms
• CI/CD pipeline setup and deployment automation
• Docker knowledge
• Payment gateway & third-party API integration
• Unit testing and PHP Unit
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environment