Senior Laravel Backend Engineer - Lead & Scale (Remote)

LaraBench; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobs for Humanity is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer with strong Laravel backend experience to drive engineering excellence in a remote-first environment. You will design scalable backend features, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to cross-functional roadmaps in a fast-paced fintech/commerce context.

The role emphasizes high-quality code reviews, architectural discussions, and adopting new tools to boost productivity in a distributed team across the US and Lebanon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is required.
• At least 5 years of software development experience with 3+ years in Laravel backend development.
• Strong proficiency in PHP and Laravel framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and design of new features while maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems.
• Take ownership of technical solutions, challenging business requirements to deliver optimal results.
• Uphold high engineering standards by performing code reviews and ensuring compliance with best practices.
• Participate in the review of business requirements and provide assessments on complexity, risks, and system impact.
• Act as a mentor and coach to junior engineers, evaluating progress and helping to set development goals.
• Explore and introduce new tools and technologies to improve the engineering team's productivity.
• Participate in regular team meetings, stand-ups, and architecture/design discussions.
• Identify areas for improvement in existing frameworks, tools, and processes.
• Contribute to the roadmap definition for the team, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.

Skills

5+ years experience

Laravel backend

PHP

OOP

Design patterns

SOLID

Data modeling

SQL queries

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Redis caching

Git/Bitbucket

AWS

Serverless

Containers

Jira

English skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Jira

AWS

Job description

Jobs for Humanity is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer with strong Laravel backend experience to drive engineering excellence in a remote-first environment. You will design scalable backend features, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to cross-functional roadmaps in a fast-paced fintech/commerce context.

The role emphasizes high-quality code reviews, architectural discussions, and adopting new tools to boost productivity in a distributed team across the US and Lebanon.