About This Role
This engineering role seeks a PHP (Laravel) developer with 2-4 years of experience to build efficient, scalable, and secure web applications. The position involves designing and implementing backend services, integrating external APIs, and optimizing database queries while ensuring high performance and reliability. The ideal candidate will also collaborate with the UI/UX team using front-end technologies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain efficient, test-driven Laravel applications
- Build and optimize RESTful APIs using best practices in performance and security
- Write clean, maintainable code following coding standards
- Identify and fix performance bottlenecks to ensure fast, scalable applications
- Work closely with PMs, Designers, and cross-functional teams to deliver solid solutions
- Ensure test coverage through PHPUnit, Pest, or similar frameworks
- Provide production-level support by debugging and resolving issues quickly
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Work independently as an individual contributor, owning end-to-end delivery of specific modules/features within a project with minimal supervision
- Track and organize tasks through project management tools, adhering to defined workflows and processes
Requirements
- Strong understanding of Laravel MVC, Eloquent ORM, queues (Redis/SQS), and Artisan CLI
- Solid SQL skills (MySQL/PostgreSQL), including schema design and query optimization
- Experience in writing unit test cases using PHPUnit, Pest, or similar framework
- Experience with API documentation tools (Swagger, Postman)
- Proficiency in Git and collaborative development workflows
- Experience handling background jobs using Horizon, Supervisor, or similar tools
- Understanding of microservices, event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS)
- Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills to explain technical concepts clearly
- Familiarity with project management/issue-tracking tools (e.g. JIRA, Trello, or similar)
- Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and jQuery
- Practical experience using AI-assisted coding tools (Claude, Cursor, or similar) to boost productivity
- Ability to engage with clients and confidently present demos
Nice to have:
- Exposure to deploying applications using AWS, DigitalOcean, Heroku, or equivalent tools
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
- Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, or equivalent
About the Company
Mallow Tech is a dedicated team of professionals deeply experienced with PHP (Laravel) technology and other web development frameworks, focused on providing outstanding software solutions, innovation, and client success. They collaborate with organizations of all sizes and across diverse industries.
