Senior Laravel Developer (Long-Term) | Laravel, PHP, MySQL, APIs

We are looking for an experienced Senior Laravel Developer to join our team on a long-term basis. If you enjoy building scalable web applications, solving complex backend problems, and writing clean, maintainable code, we'd love to work with you. This is an ongoing project with continuous feature development, optimization, and maintenance. We're looking for someone who can take ownership of their work and contribute to architecture and technical decisions. Budget: $10–15/hour Engagement: Long-Term (6–12+ months) Responsibilities Develop new features using Laravel and PHP Build and maintain REST APIs Design and optimize MySQL databases Debug and resolve production issues Improve application performance and scalability Integrate third-party APIs and payment gateways Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code Participate in code reviews and technical discussions Work closely with the product team to deliver high-quality features Required Skills 5+ years of professional Laravel experience Strong PHP and object-oriented programming skills Excellent knowledge of MySQL, indexing, and query optimization Experience designing RESTful APIs Git and collaborative development workflow Strong debugging and problem-solving skills Experience working with existing production applications Good understanding of authentication, authorization, and application security Preferred Skills Redis Laravel Queues & Jobs Laravel Horizon WebSockets / Laravel Reverb React.js or Vue.js Docker AWS or DigitalOcean Linux, Nginx, and Supervisor Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Codex What We're Looking For The ideal candidate: Writes clean, scalable, production-quality code Can quickly understand an existing codebase Pays attention to performance and security Communicates clearly and proactively Takes ownership instead of waiting for detailed instructions Is reliable and interested in a long-term partnership Nice to Have Experience with SaaS products Experience working on CRM, ERP, or business management applications Experience optimizing high-traffic applications Unit and feature testing experience Availability Able to overlap with our working hours for communication Available for regular long-term collaboration Comfortable using Slack, GitHub, and project management tools To Apply, Please Answer How many years of Laravel experience do you have? What is the largest Laravel project you've worked on? Have you worked with Redis, Queues, and Horizon? Please describe. Have you optimized MySQL queries or large databases? Share an example. Which APIs or third-party services have you integrated? Please share your GitHub, portfolio, or relevant project links. What is your availability (hours/week)? Start your proposal with "LARAVELPRO" so we know you've read the entire job description. Note: This is a long-term opportunity. We're looking for a developer who values code quality, ownership, and building reliable software—not someone looking for a quick freelance task.