Laravel Developer

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Laravel Developer

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Job Mode: Hybrid work model (2 days onsite)

About the Role

• We are looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer with strong experience in PHP (Laravel) to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, maintaining, and improving web applications that deliver excellent user experiences and robust backend performance.
• This is a six months contract base role with possibilities of renewal and conversion depending on performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in technical decision-making and contribute to the overall product roadmap from a development perspective
• Manage database structures, migrations, and optimization
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade systems when necessary.
• Conduct technical feasibility assessments for new product features and improvements.
• Lead code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Architect and implement scalable solutions, ensuring optimal performance and maintainability.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable web applications using Laravel framework.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Integrate third-party APIs, payment gateways, and other external services.
• Maintain and refactor existing codebases to improve performance and security.
• Build and enhance responsive front-end interfaces with modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js or React).
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and proactively recommend improvements to enhance product scalability and user experience.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and web security best practices.
• Knowledge of unit testing
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap/Tailwind CSS.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with Vue.js or React.js frameworks.
• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, DigitalOcean, or similar) and containerization (Docker) is a plus.
• Minimum of 2 proven years of professional experience in full stack web development.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Good understanding of software architecture, security practices, and deployment pipelines.