Senior Full-Stack Laravel Developer

About EFY
EFY is a fast-growing fintech building the future of payments and financial operations. We are a compliance-driven, customer-obsessed, and data-led company. Our mission is to empower individuals and businesses to transact globally with speed, trust, and simplicity.

Role Overview
We're looking for a Senior Full-Stack Laravel Developer to design, build, and evolve robust web applications using Laravel and its native ecosystem, deployed in an AWS-based environment.

This role is hands-on and senior by nature, requiring end-to-end ownership across backend, frontend, and data layers. The ideal candidate has strong experience with server-driven UIs, RESTful APIs, and data modeling in MySQL, and is comfortable making architectural decisions that balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed.

You will work closely with Product, Design, and DevOps teams, contributing directly to business-critical systems in a regulated fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain full-stack Laravel applications
Build and evolve RESTful APIs and backend business logic
Develop frontend features using Blade, Livewire, , and Jetstream
Design, own, and evolve MySQL data models and schemas
Ensure data integrity, performance, and long-term maintainability
Implement authentication and authorization using Laravel Fortify
Manage frontend assets and build processes using Vite
Package and run applications using Docker
Collaborate with product, design, and DevOps teams
Review code, mentor team members, and promote best practices
Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmap

Required Skills & Experience

Laravel & Backend:
Strong production experience with Laravel
Deep knowledge of: Livewire, Jetstream, Fortify and Blade
Experience designing and maintaining REST APIs
Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and security
Experience with queues, background jobs, caching, and scheduling
Frontend (Laravel-Oriented Full Stack):
Strong experience building server-driven UIs using: Blade, Livewire, and
Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript (ES6+)
Experience managing frontend tooling and assets with Vite
Focus on performance, accessibility, and maintainable UI code
Data Modeling & Databases (Mandatory): Strong expertise in data modeling
Proven experience designing schemas for complex business domains
Advanced knowledge of MySQL
Strong SQL skills (indexes, query optimization, transactions)
Experience managing migrations and long-term schema evolution
Clear understanding of data integrity and consistency guarantees
Cloud & Infrastructure
Experience working in an AWS environment
Ability to deploy and operate Laravel applications in production
Solid experience with Docker (local and production setups)
Understanding of environment configuration, secrets, and logging
Engineering Practices
Strong experience with Git and collaborative workflows
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
Strong testing mindset (unit, feature, integration)
Ability to work autonomously on complex systems
Nice to Have
Experience with Laravel monoliths or modular architectures
Familiarity with DDD-inspired design in Laravel
Experience working in high-availability or business-critical systems
Prior mentoring or senior IC experience

What We Value

Strong ownership across the full stack
High attention to data quality and modeling
Preference for Laravel-native solutions
Pragmatic, maintainable engineering
Clear communication and collaboration

Professional Profile

7+ years of professional experience as a full-stack or backend-oriented software engineer, with at least 4+ years working extensively with Laravel in production
Proven experience working in startup and scale-up environments, preferably in fast-paced, agile teams
Strong background delivering end-to-end features in iterative, product-driven development cycles
Comfortable working with ambiguous requirements, evolving business needs, and short feedback loops
Experience collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and DevOps in agile or Scrum-like environments
Hands-on senior individual contributor with strong ownership, accountability, and technical judgment

If you're driven by innovation and want to be part of the financial transformation of the future, join us. Learn more about us: :

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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