Senior Laravel Developer

Zippd

12d•Remote

About The Position

About Zippd Zippd is in an exciting phase of rapid growth. As we scale our operations and technology, we are expanding our engineering team to build the next generation of our platform. We are looking for a highly capable Senior Laravel Developer to step in and take full ownership of our backend infrastructure. You will not just be writing code; you will be driving the architecture, making critical technical decisions, and leading the implementation of our backend capabilities from the ground up. The Mission You will be architecting high-performance, scalable backend systems designed to solve high-impact, real-world challenges across our logistics network. Expect to tackle complex problems involving high-traffic transaction systems, deep database optimization, robust API development, and seamless third-party integrations to power our core operations. The Role We are looking for a Laravel engineer who treats PHP as a scalable backend engine, not a scripting language. You will take complete ownership of designing and deploying sophisticated, clean-architecture backend systems that drive real value for the business.

Requirements

5+ years of heavy Laravel development experience.
6-7+ years of hands-on API development experience.
Deep, demonstrable experience designing, building, securing, and maintaining production APIs.
Proven experience integrating with external APIs, handling authentication, webhooks, error handling, and data consistency across systems.
Direct experience managing complex, high-traffic applications.
Strong SQL indexing and performance tuning skills.
Architectural oversight capability.
Proven track record of mentoring other developers.
Excellent and fluent English speaking skills.
Comfortable working independently.
Comfortable collaborating effectively across video calls.
Comfortable staying aligned with product and DevOps teams remotely.

Nice To Haves

Deep understanding of Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and the Repository pattern.
Proven history of building and maintaining high-traffic production systems.

Responsibilities

Architecting high-performance, scalable backend systems.
Tackling complex problems involving high-traffic transaction systems, deep database optimization, robust API development, and seamless third-party integrations.
Designing and deploying sophisticated, clean-architecture backend systems.
Driving the architecture and making critical technical decisions for backend infrastructure.
Leading the implementation of backend capabilities.
Designing, building, securing, and maintaining production APIs.
Integrating with external APIs, handling authentication, webhooks, error handling, and data consistency across systems.
Managing complex, high-traffic applications.
Providing architectural oversight.
Mentoring other developers.
Communicating clearly and confidently, explaining complex technical logic to both product teams and non-technical stakeholders.
Working independently and collaborating effectively across video calls.
Staying aligned with product and DevOps teams remotely.