PHP & Laravel Software Engineer

Cyntrek; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyntrek is seeking a PHP/Laravel backend engineer to build and maintain business software across Laravel applications, APIs, integrations, and background workflows. You will collaborate with product and engineering peers to clarify needs, review code, test changes, and support reliable releases.

Requirements include production PHP and Laravel experience, strong SQL and API skills, familiarity with authentication, Git and testing, and the ability to communicate clearly for remote collaboration

Qualifications

• Production experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong SQL and API development practices.
• Familiarity with authentication, Git, and software testing.
• Clear written and spoken communication for remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Laravel applications, APIs, and integrations.
• Clarify requirements with product and engineering stakeholders.
• Review code, test changes, and document technical decisions.
• Help prepare and support software releases.
• Improve existing systems incrementally, avoiding unnecessary rewrites.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

SQL

APIs

Git

Testing

Remote communication

Job description

Role overview

Build and maintain business software across PHP and Laravel applications, APIs, integrations, and background workflows. The role involves working with product and engineering colleagues to clarify needs, improve existing systems steadily, and support reliable releases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Laravel applications, APIs, and integrations.
• Clarify requirements with product and engineering stakeholders.
• Review code, test changes, and document technical decisions.
• Help prepare and support software releases.
• Improve existing systems incrementally, avoiding unnecessary rewrites.

Requirements

• Production experience developing with PHP and Laravel.
• Sound SQL and API development practices.
• Familiarity with authentication, Git, and software testing.
• Clear written and spoken communication for remote collaboration.
• Current residence in Sri Lanka and a reliable remote-working setup.