Senior PHP/Laravel Engineer — AI-Driven Backend (Remote)

Lever, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Stock options

Career growth

Health benefits

Remote & hybrid

Job summary

airSlate’s US Legal Forms team is seeking a PHP Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain backend features and APIs using PHP/Laravel. You will work with AI-enhanced processes to ship faster and smarter, and contribute to cross-functional projects including React frontend work.

You’ll analyze experimentation results, own outcomes, and help drive product quality through tested, maintainable code and proactive recommendations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong PHP/Laravel proficiency.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve development work.
• Solid experience with REST APIs, SQL/MySQL, SQS, and cloud/AWS.
• Good testing practices and a commitment to code quality.
• Basic Python knowledge for some tasks.
• Basic knowledge of React for cross-functional contributions.
• Proactive, independent, with strong ownership; comfortable in a low-bureaucracy team.
• English level B1+; Fluency in Ukrainian or Russian.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend features and APIs for US Legal Forms using PHP/Laravel.
• Bring an AI-forward approach to daily work — find and implement ways AI can help the team build and ship faster and smarter
• Contribute cross-functionally when needed, including some React frontend work
• Analyse A/B test results and own the impact of your work on product outcomes
• Take part in technical and process decisions, helping the team operate independently with minimal PM involvement
• Write tested, maintainable code and help uphold quality standards
• Proactively raise ideas that make the team faster, smarter, and more impactful

Skills

Backend development

PHP/Laravel

AI tools usage

REST APIs

SQL/MySQL

SQS

Cloud/AWS

Testing practices

English B1+

React basics

Ukrainian/Russian

Tools

React

Job description

airSlate’s US Legal Forms team is seeking a PHP Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain backend features and APIs using PHP/Laravel. You will work with AI-enhanced processes to ship faster and smarter, and contribute to cross-functional projects including React frontend work.

You’ll analyze experimentation results, own outcomes, and help drive product quality through tested, maintainable code and proactive recommendations.