Senior PHP Laravel Backend Engineer

LaraBench; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoom is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and develop robust backend services using PHP and Laravel. You will build modular systems, maintain real-time data feeds and APIs, and optimize code and libraries for performance.

You will collaborate closely with product designers and customer success managers to deliver high-quality, scalable software. Applicants should have 5+ years in software development, strong OO fundamentals, and experience with RESTful APIs, SQL databases, and

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years in software development.
• OO programming fundamentals, design patterns and web app design principles.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
• Knowledge of database design, performance and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing robust backend services: Architect and create scalable, secure, high-performance backends using PHP and Laravel.
• Building modular and efficient systems to streamline development and maintainability.
• Maintaining real-time data feeds and APIs to ensure timely, accurate data rendering.
• Optimising code and libraries to reduce repetition and improve performance.
• Enhancing software performance with advanced optimization techniques.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including product designers and customer success managers.
• Engaging in design discussions, code reviews, and thorough code analysis for high-quality delivery.

Skills

PHP & Laravel

React & React Native

HTML

RESTful APIs

OO programming

Unit testing

Design patterns

Web app design principles

Git / version control

SQL databases

AWS Lambda / Firebase

OAuth / JWT

Redis

Jest / PHPUnit / Selenium

Tools

PHP

Laravel

HTML

React

React Native

AWS Lambda

Firebase

OAuth

JWT

Redis

Jest

PHPUnit

Selenium

Job description

Zoom is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and develop robust backend services using PHP and Laravel. You will build modular systems, maintain real-time data feeds and APIs, and optimize code and libraries for performance.

You will collaborate closely with product designers and customer success managers to deliver high-quality, scalable software. Applicants should have 5+ years in software development, strong OO fundamentals, and experience with RESTful APIs, SQL databases, and