Full-Stack PHP Developer

Pioneering Evolution, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Legal assistance

Company-paid life insurance and AD&D

Company-paid long-term and short-term‑

Job summary

Pioneering Evolution, LLC is seeking a mid-to-senior full-stack PHP developer to join our team. You will build and maintain complex web apps using Laravel and Vue.js in an Agile environment.

You will contribute to design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable applications supporting our clients’ mission needs. Responsibilities include delivering working solutions, writing clean code, testing thoroughly, collaborating with QA and analysts, and participating in code reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional web app development with production-ready features.
• Strong PHP experience with Laravel or similar MVC frameworks.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with MySQL and optimized queries.
• Solid Git workflows and clean commits.
• Apply coding standards and design patterns for maintainable solutions.
• Manage time to meet deadlines and deliver quality work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complete, working solutions that meet functional and technical requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable code adhering to project standards.
• Avoid unnecessary complexity by following existing patterns.
• Test and validate solutions for reliability and performance.
• Manage workload to deliver timely, quality results.
• Translate requirements into actionable technical tasks and tickets.
• Collaborate with senior developers, QA, and business analysts.
• Participate in peer code reviews for consistency and maintainability.
• Contribute to process improvements and technical documentation.

Skills

PHP

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Git workflows

Agile Scrum

Laravel

Vue.js

Tools

Laravel

Vue.js

AWS

Job description

Pioneering Evolution is seeking a mid-to-senior level full-stack PHP developer to join our team. This role focuses on building and maintaining complex web applications using the Laravel framework and Vue.js. The ideal candidate combines strong PHP back-end skills with modern front-end development expertise and thrives in a collaborative, Agile environment. You will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable, and user-friendly applications that directly support our clients’ mission needs.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver complete, working solutions that meet all functional and technical requirements described in assigned tickets.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code that adheres to project coding standards.
• Avoid unnecessary complexity by implementing solutions consistent with existing code patterns and architecture.
• Thoroughly test and validate solutions to ensure reliability, performance, and delivery of clean, production-ready code.
• Manage personal workload effectively to deliver timely solutions without sacrificing quality.
• Translate functional requirements into clear, actionable technical tasks and tickets, ensuring alignment with project scope and development standards.
• Collaborate with senior developers, QA, and business analysts to clarify requirements and confirm acceptance criteria are fully met.
• Participate in peer code reviews to ensure consistency, simplicity, and maintainability across the codebase.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes, coding standards, and technical documentation.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of professional web application development with demonstrated ability to deliver complete, production-ready features on schedule.
• Strong PHP experience with Laravel or similar MVC frameworks, with emphasis on writing clean, testable, and reusable code.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with MySQL, including designing normalized schemas and writing optimized queries.
• Solid understanding of Git workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews) and ability to manage clean commits without debug/unnecessary code.
• Experience applying coding standards and design patterns to produce simple, maintainable solutions aligned with existing architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively and deliver quality work within agreed timelines.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Pest, etc.).
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to contribute to design discussions and advocate for best practices in security, performance, and maintainability.
• Experience collaborating with UX/UI designers to create intuitive user interfaces.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE OFFER:

In addition to competitive salaries and opportunities for professional development and advancement, our employees enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits. To keep pace with the changing needs of our employees, we continually evaluate benefit plans.

• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Legal assistance
• Company-paid life insurance and AD'D
• Company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance