Senior Developer (Laravel/PHP)

Arkstone Medical Solutions LLC; Chapel Hill (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Job summary

Arkstone is a healthcare technology company seeking a Senior Backend Feature Developer to accelerate delivery of new product capabilities across our core API platform.

You will own feature implementation end-to-end, collaborate with product stakeholders, and help shape scalable backend architecture in a remote-first environment.

Develop backend services with Laravel/PHP, deliver APIs backed by MySQL, and mentor teammates while prioritizing reliability and high-quality delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong production experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong SQL and data modeling experience with MySQL.
• Experience designing and operating scalable APIs and asynchronous processing systems.
• Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools (AI-assisted development agents).
• Security-minded engineering practices and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Laravel and PHP.
• Deliver new APIs, business logic, and workflow enhancements backed by MySQL.
• Own feature development end-to-end, from design through production.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure clean API contracts and integration.
• Improve system performance and reliability in queue- and event-driven workflows.
• Write and maintain automated tests for delivered features.
• Mentor teammates through code reviews and pairing.
• Use modern AI/agentic coding workflows to increase velocity and quality.

Skills

PHP & Laravel

SQL & MySQL

API design

Asynchronous processing

Code reviews & mentoring

AI-assisted development

Communication across stakeholders

Tools

Redis

AWS

Observability tooling

Job description

Arkstone is hiring a Senior Backend Feature Developer to accelerate delivery of new product capabilities across our core API platform.

Arkstone is hiring a Senior Backend Feature Developer to accelerate delivery of new product capabilities across our core API platform. You will own feature implementation from design through production, collaborate closely with product and domain stakeholders, and help shape scalable backend architecture.What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Laravel and PHP
• Deliver new APIs, business logic, and workflow enhancements backed by MySQL
• Own feature development end-to-end, including technical design, implementation, and rollout
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure clean API contracts and seamless integration
• Improve system performance and reliability in queue-driven and event-driven workflows
• Write and maintain automated tests for delivered features
• Mentor teammates through code reviews, pairing, and strong engineering practices
• Use modern AI/agentic coding workflows responsibly to increase delivery velocity and quality

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong production experience with PHP and Laravel
• Strong SQL and data modeling experience, specifically with MySQL
• Experience designing and operating scalable APIs and asynchronous processing systems
• Proven ability to drive complex feature work from concept to production
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Security-minded engineering practices, especially for sensitive or regulated data
• Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools (AI-assisted development agents), including prompt design, code generation, refactoring, and quality validation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthtech, clinical software, or other regulated environments
• Familiarity with Redis/background workers and event-oriented architectures
• Experience with AWS and production observability/monitoring tooling
• Experience maintaining coding standards and engineering documentation in growing teams

How We Work

• Remote-first engineering culture with high ownership and async collaboration
• North Carolina office available for in-person collaboration as needed
• Potential for a future developer office in New York
• Pragmatic, quality-focused delivery with emphasis on reliability and outcomes

What You'll Do:

• Develop software that directly influences clinical outcomes and healthcare workflows.
• Tackle significant backend engineering problems within complex, data-intensive systems.
• Contribute meaningfully to architectural decisions, code quality standards, and team best practices.

What We Offer:

• A collaborative team environment dedicated to quality, fast iteration, and continuous professional growth.
• 401k plan.

About Arkstone

Arkstone is a company focused on using smart technology to turn complicated medical data into simple, clear advice for doctors. Our main goal is to save lives by giving healthcare teams the best, most up-to-date tools for understanding medical lab information, and help fight antibiotic resistance. The Arkstone platform delivers fast, accurate, and secure insights right within the existing medical workflows, helping ensure patients around the globe get the right treatment options and the best possible care.

No more guesswork. No more lookup tools. No more inaccuracies and inconsistencies. No more stopping to ask for directions.