Senior Laravel Engineer — MySQL Mastery (Remote LATAM)

Logoslabs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary bonuses

Generous paid-time-off

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continuing education & certifications

Job summary

Bluelight is seeking a senior Laravel developer to join our San Francisco team. You will design and optimize large-scale SaaS apps, with emphasis on MySQL performance, complex SQL, Eloquent ORM, and RESTful APIs. You’ll work on multitenant architectures in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, delivering high-quality backend systems.

We value ownership, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset. Benefits include competitive compensation with bonuses, generous PTO, flexible hours, remote

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Laravel experience with 8+
• Experience optimizing MySQL performance in SaaS
• Strong SQL querying, EXPLAIN plans, indexing strategies
• Schema design and normalization/denormalization for scale
• Experience with Eloquent ORM and Query Builder
• Experience with multitenant SaaS architectures
• Laravel Authentication and security best practices
• Familiarity with Pest PHP and PHPUnit testing
• Building robust RESTful APIs in Laravel
• Nice to have ReactJS experience
• Strong ownership and client-aligned delivery mindset
• Clear focus on delivering on commitments and accuracy
• Positive attitude and relentless attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize large-scale Laravel-based SaaS applications
• Improve MySQL performance and complex SQL queries
• Develop scalable RESTful APIs with Laravel
• Work with Eloquent ORM and Laravel Query Builder
• Contribute to multitenant architecture and security practices
• Collaborate with team in a fast-paced environment

Skills

Ownership & accountability

Detail-oriented

Proactive mindset

Team collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Laravel

MySQL

SQL

Eloquent ORM

Laravel Query Builder

RESTful APIs

ReactJS

Pest PHP

PHPUnit

Job description

Bluelight is seeking a senior Laravel developer to join our San Francisco team. You will design and optimize large-scale SaaS apps, with emphasis on MySQL performance, complex SQL, Eloquent ORM, and RESTful APIs. You’ll work on multitenant architectures in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, delivering high-quality backend systems.

We value ownership, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset. Benefits include competitive compensation with bonuses, generous PTO, flexible hours, remote