Senior Laravel Developer

The Role:
We're looking for a versatile Laravel developer who can seamlessly switch between feature development, bug fixes, and design work across our full-stack application. You'll work with modern Laravel tooling and be expected to contribute to both frontend and backend codebases with equal confidence.

Requirements:
Backend:
Strong expertise in Laravel (experience with Laravel 11/12's modern structure preferred)

Deep understanding of Eloquent ORM, relationships, and query optimization

Experience with Laravel's ecosystem: queues, events, policies, form requests

Proficient with database design, migrations, and seeders

Knowledge of Laravel testing (PHPUnit)

Frontend:
Expert-level Livewire 3 knowledge (including Volt single-file components)

Strong Tailwind CSS skills (v4 experience a plus)

Solid Alpine.js fundamentals for reactive UI patterns

Comfortable with component-based architecture

Understanding of loading states, wire:model patterns, and lifecycle hooks

Full-Stack Capabilities:
Ability to build complete features from database to UI

Debug issues across the entire stack

Make design decisions that balance aesthetics with functionality

Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code

Follow PSR-12 and Laravel best practices

Nice to Have:
Experience with Flux UI component library

Laravel Nova administration panel experience

Inertia.js knowledge

Understanding of Laravel Pint, Fortify

Contributions to open-source Laravel packages

Eye for UI/UX design principles

Responsibilities:
Feature Development (40%)
Design and implement new features from conception to deployment

Create database schemas, Eloquent models, and relationships

Build interactive Livewire components with polished UIs

Write comprehensive tests for new functionality

Bug Fixes & Maintenance (30%)
Troubleshoot issues across frontend and backend

Optimize database queries and eliminate N+1 problems

Refactor legacy code to modern Laravel standards

Fix UI inconsistencies and responsive design issues

Design & Polish (30%)
Translate design concepts into functional interfaces

Ensure consistent styling using Tailwind conventions

Implement loading states, transitions, and micro-interactions

Maintain design system consistency across the application

What Makes You Successful:
You think in the Laravel way - using the framework's conventions and tools rather than fighting against them

You understand that great features need both solid backend logic and delightful user experiences

You're comfortable reading existing code patterns and following established conventions

You can identify when to use Livewire vs. traditional forms, when to extract components, and when to reach for Alpine

You write tests naturally as part of your development process

You care about code quality but also know when to ship

Our Tech Stack:
Backend: PHP 8.3, Laravel 12, Livewire 3, Volt, Fortify

Frontend: Tailwind CSS v4, Alpine.js, Flux UI Pro

Tools: Laravel Nova, Inertia.js, Laravel Pint, Pest

Infrastructure: Git, Composer, npm/Vite