Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel/React) - Hybrid + Equity

The Finders; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

The Finders in the Greater Phoenix area is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to design, build, and scale a core platform for an AI-powered business management product. You’ll work across frontend, backend, and mobile, shaping both product and technology in a fast-paced startup setting.

This role offers high ownership with real users and impact, a modern stack, and opportunities to influence product and engineering direction.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering with full-stack ownership.
• Strong production experience with PHP/Laravel, MySQL, and Vue.js.
• Background in API design, database performance, secure architecture, and testing.
• AWS and serverless experience; React Native and Expo knowledge.
• Responsible use of AI-assisted development tools; Agile/Scrum and version control.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and deliver against product and revenue goals.
• Write production code across backend and frontend.
• Review React Native work from mobile contractors and unblock as needed.
• Mentor developers and contractors; help hire and onboard the permanent team.
• Run two-week sprints and provide status updates to leadership.
• Lead code reviews, set engineering standards, and write tests and documentation.
• Balance new features with technical debt and explain trade-offs.
• Design secure, scalable architectures and integrate third-party services.
• Deploy and troubleshoot on AWS, including Laravel Vapor and serverless.
• Collaborate with designers for polished, usable experiences.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery while ensuring security and correctness.
• Turn customer feedback into practical solutions with leadership.

Job description

The Finders in the Greater Phoenix area is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to design, build, and scale a core platform for an AI-powered business management product. You’ll work across frontend, backend, and mobile, shaping both product and technology in a fast-paced startup setting.

This role offers high ownership with real users and impact, a modern stack, and opportunities to influence product and engineering direction.