As the Laravel Developer, you will be responsible for building new features, resolving bugs, and supporting the continued development of an established web application. You will work closely with the Engineering Lead in a small, growing team where you will have meaningful ownership over your work and the opportunity to contribute to technical and product decisions. This role is ideal for an intermediate to senior developer who is comfortable working independently, clarifying requirements, and turning business needs into reliable and maintainable software. Responsibilities Build, test, and maintain features within a Laravel application using the TALL stack. Develop user interfaces using Livewire, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS, and FilamentPHP. Investigate and resolve bugs across the existing web application. Write clean, secure, scalable, and maintainable code. Review feature requests, clarify requirements, and propose practical technical solutions. Collaborate directly with the Engineering Lead and company leadership throughout the development process. Respond to application questions and support requests when technical assistance is required. Manage development tasks and feature tickets using Jira. Participate in Scrum-based planning, prioritization, and regular team check-ins. Contribute to the improvement of development processes, application performance, and overall product quality. Requirements Strong written and verbal English communication skills Professional experience developing and maintaining applications with Laravel and PHP. Hands-on experience with Livewire, Alpine.js, and Tailwind CSS. Experience building administrative interfaces or internal tools using FilamentPHP. Strong understanding of backend development, database design, and application architecture. Experience in debugging and maintaining existing production applications. Ability to work independently and manage tasks with limited supervision. Ability to gather requirements, ask relevant questions, and define solutions when specifications are not fully documented. Experience using Git and collaborative development workflows. Availability for at least five to six hours of overlap with Eastern Time. Preferred Skills Experience building applications that use geolocation, maps, routing, or location-based data. Experience working with Jira and Scrum methodologies. Experience communicating directly with customers or non-technical stakeholders about product requirements and technical issues. Familiarity with server provisioning, infrastructure management, or DevOps practices. Experience with React or React Native. Familiarity with Rust. Previous experience working in a startup or small engineering team. Benefits Compensation: $4,000 to $6,000 USD per month. Full-time remote contractor position. 10 days of paid time off per year. Local public holidays. Opportunity to take on greater technical ownership as the engineering team grows.