Junior Laravel (PHP) Developer

mindzmap; Chennai District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

mindzmap invites a motivated Junior Laravel (PHP) Developer to join our team in Chennai. You will help build and maintain dynamic web applications using Laravel, focusing on clean code, secure backend logic, and efficient database work.

With 1–2 years of experience, you will collaborate with designers and senior developers, handle RESTful APIs, queues, and basic testing, and contribute to real-world projects while learning our stack.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Core PHP and Laravel with 2+ years of experience.
• Solid understanding of MVC architecture and OOP principles.
• Advanced knowledge of MySQL, queries, and indexing.
• Experience in REST API architecture and integration.
• Hands-on with Laravel Queues, Jobs, Caching, Events.
• Experience with Authentication (JWT, OAuth, Sanctum, Passport).
• Version control workflows using Git and collaborative development.
• Understanding of microservices architecture (preferred).
• Experience with Vue.js or React or similar frontend frameworks.
• CI/CD pipeline setup and deployment automation.
• Docker knowledge and containerized deployments.
• Payment gateway and third-party API integration.
• Unit testing with PHP Unit and Agile/Scrum environments.

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
• 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

Skills

Core PHP

Laravel

MVC

OOP

REST API development

Laravel Queues/Events

Authentication (JWT/OAuth)

Git

Microservices (preferred)

CI/CD

Docker

Unit testing (PHPUnit)

Agile/Scrum

REST API integration

Vue.js/React

Tools

Docker

Git

Vue.js

React

Job description

A Junior Laravel (PHP) Developer builds and maintains dynamic web applications using the Laravel framework, ensuring clean code structure, secure backend logic, and efficient database management. They focus on developing responsive features, integrating APIs, and supporting seamless user experiences across web platforms. Collaborating with designers and senior developers, they contribute to delivering scalable, high-performance solutions that support business growth.

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
• 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