Senior Software Engineer (Laravel | Next.js | PostgreSQL)
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Job description
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team and work on a large-scale production application.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working on modern technologies, and taking ownership of products used by real users.
You'll be joining an existing engineering team to help accelerate the development of one of our flagship products.
The application is already in production and includes:
• Large Laravel backend
• Next.js frontend
• PostgreSQL database
- Existing MongoDB components (currently being migrated)
• Multiple third-party API integrations
• Background jobs & queues
• Scheduled cron jobs
• Dockerized infrastructure
• CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud-based deployment
You'll work closely with our existing DevOps engineer to improve deployments, infrastructure, scalability, and application performance.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys understanding complex systems and improving them rather than simply building small applications from scratch.
Tasks
echnology Stack
Frontend
• Next.js
• React.js
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Tailwind CSS
Backend
• Laravel
• PHP
• REST APIs
Database
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB (Migration in Progress)
Infrastructure
• Docker
• Linux
• Nginx
• Git
• CI/CD
• Cloudflare
Nice to Have
• Redis
• RabbitMQ
• WebSockets
• AWS
• DigitalOcean
• Kubernetes
• AI APIs (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude)
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Develop new features for an enterprise-scale web application.
- Understand and work within an existing production codebase.
- Build and maintain Laravel APIs and backend services.
- Develop frontend features using Next.js and React.
- Complete the migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL.
- Optimize PostgreSQL queries and database performance.
- Integrate and maintain third-party APIs.
- Manage cron jobs, queues, scheduled tasks, and background workers.
- Collaborate with the DevOps engineer on deployments, CI/CD, and infrastructure improvements.
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term solutions.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
- Participate in architecture discussions and code reviews.
• Mentor junior developers when needed.
Required:
- Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong expertise in Laravel.
- Strong experience with Next.js and React.js.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL.
• Good understanding of MongoDB.
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience with Docker.
• Experience working on Linux servers.
• Understanding of CI/CD workflows.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working on production applications.
- Ability to quickly understand large codebases.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
Benefits
Bonus Points
You'll stand out if you've worked with:
• SaaS platforms
• Enterprise software
• High-traffic web applications
• AI-powered products
• Payment gateway integrations
• ERP integrations
• Queue management
• Redis
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Performance optimization
Why Join Us?
You'll work on meaningful products, not repetitive maintenance projects.
You'll have the opportunity to:
• Build AI-powered products.
• Work on enterprise-scale applications.
- Collaborate with experienced engineers.
• Learn modern software architecture.
• Work with international clients.
• Influence technical decisions.
• Grow into a technical leadership role.
- Enjoy a professional and collaborative office environment.
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