Senior Laravel & PHP Backend Engineer (Remote)

Zerta; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zerta is hiring a senior backend engineer to join our fully remote, globally distributed engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain Laravel and PHP backend services powering customer-facing products, taking ownership from concept to release in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with product and design teammates, drive engineering best practices, and contribute to scaling systems for a growing global audience while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Laravel and PHP.
• Commitment to clean, maintainable code and design.
• Excellent verbal and written English for remote collaboration.
• Genuine interest in mentoring teammates.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Laravel and PHP.
• Take ownership of features from design through release and ongoing support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to translate requirements into reliable software.
• Drive technical excellence through code reviews and architectural decisions.
• Scale backend systems to support growing global usage.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a learning-oriented team culture.

Skills

Laravel

PHP

Backend web development

Mentoring

English communication

Job description

Zerta is hiring a senior backend engineer to join our fully remote, globally distributed engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain Laravel and PHP backend services powering customer-facing products, taking ownership from concept to release in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with product and design teammates, drive engineering best practices, and contribute to scaling systems for a growing global audience while mentoring junior engineers.