Job Title: Senior PHP / Laravel Developer

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat (On-site)
Experience: 3–7 Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Working Days: Monday to Saturday
Working Hours: 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior PHP / Laravel Developer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in PHP and Laravel, a passion for writing clean and scalable code, and the ability to take ownership of backend architecture and client-facing web applications. You should be comfortable working directly with clients, mentoring junior developers, and leveraging AI-powered development tools to enhance productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using PHP 8.x and Laravel 10/11.
• Develop and optimize database structures, queries, and migrations.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services such as payment gateways, cloud storage, SMS, and email services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following SOLID principles and PSR standards.
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Manage deployments, server configurations, and production issue troubleshooting.
• Collaborate directly with clients to gather requirements, provide technical solutions, and share project updates.
• Utilize AI development tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code to improve development efficiency and code quality.

Required Skills

PHP & Laravel

• 3–7 years of hands-on PHP development experience.
• Minimum 2+ years of Laravel experience.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Eloquent ORM
  • Service Container
  • Middleware
  • Events & Listeners
  • Queues & Jobs
  • Artisan Commands
  • Laravel Kernel Lifecycle
• Experience with Laravel packages like Sanctum, Passport, Horizon, and Telescope.
• Knowledge of Blade Templates.
• Experience with Livewire or Inertia.js is an advantage.

Database

• Strong experience with MySQL.
• Expertise in indexing, query optimization, joins, transactions, and database normalization.
• Exposure to MongoDB or Redis is preferred.

Frontend & Development Tools

• Working knowledge of JavaScript and jQuery.
• Basic understanding of React.js or Vue.js.
• Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab, and pull request workflows.
• Familiarity with Composer, npm, and Docker.
• Knowledge of Apache/Nginx server configuration.

Cloud & DevOps (Preferred)

• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, SES) or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Basic Linux server administration.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

AI Development Skills

• Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants in production projects.
• Ability to create effective prompts and validate AI-generated code.
• Understanding of the best use cases for AI tools in coding, debugging, documentation, and research.
• Experience with LLM APIs or AI-powered applications is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written English communication.
• Comfortable interacting with international clients.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ownership mindset with the ability to independently manage tasks.
• Proactive, collaborative, and capable of mentoring team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Payment gateway integration (Stripe, Razorpay, PayPal).
• Experience with document generation, workflow automation, or e-signature solutions.
• Active GitHub profile or contributions to open-source projects.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work directly with international clients.
• Ownership of real-world products and projects.
• Exposure to the latest AI-powered development tools.
• Learning and career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative and high-performing work environment.

Application Process

Interested candidates can share their updated resume along with:

• GitHub/Portfolio link
• Brief note on how they use AI tools in their development workflow

Location: Ahmedabad (On-site)
Working Schedule: Monday to Saturday | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM