Principal Software Engineer

About the Role

We're looking for a versatile Laravel developer who can seamlessly switch between feature development, bug fixes, and design work across our full-stack application. You'll work with modern Laravel tooling and be expected to contribute to both frontend and backend codebases with

equal confidence.

Required Skills & Experience

Backend:

• Strong expertise in Laravel (experience with Laravel 11/12's modern structure preferred)
• Deep understanding of Eloquent ORM, relationships, and query optimization
• Experience with Laravel's ecosystem: queues, events, policies, form requests
• Proficient with database design, migrations, and seeders
• Knowledge of Laravel testing (PHPUnit)

Frontend:

• Expert-level Livewire 3 knowledge (including Volt single-file components)
• Strong Tailwind CSS skills (v4 experience a plus)
• Solid Alpine.js fundamentals for reactive UI patterns
• Comfortable with component-based architecture
• Understanding of loading states, wire:model patterns, and lifecycle hooks

Full-Stack Capabilities:

• Ability to build complete features from database to UI
• Debug issues across the entire stack
• Make design decisions that balance aesthetics with functionality
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
• Follow PSR-12 and Laravel best practices

Nice to Have

• Overall 7 plus years of Experience
• Experience with Flux UI component library
• Laravel Nova administration panel experience
• Inertia.js knowledge
• Understanding of Laravel Pint, Fortify
• Contributions to open-source Laravel packages
• Eye for UI/UX design principles

What You'll Do

Feature Development (40%)

• Design and implement new features from conception to deployment
• Create database schemas, Eloquent models, and relationships
• Build interactive Livewire components with polished UIs
• Write comprehensive tests for new functionality

Bug Fixes & Maintenance (30%)

• Troubleshoot issues across frontend and backend
• Optimize database queries and eliminate N+1 problems
• Refactor legacy code to modern Laravel standards
• Fix UI inconsistencies and responsive design issues

Design & Polish (30%)

• Translate design concepts into functional interfaces
• Ensure consistent styling using Tailwind conventions
• Implement loading states, transitions, and micro-interactions
• Maintain design system consistency across the application

What Makes You Successful

• You think in the Laravel way using the framework's conventions and tools rather than fighting against them
• You understand that great features need both solid backend logic and delightful user experiences
• You're comfortable reading existing code patterns and following established conventions
• You can identify when to use Livewire vs. traditional forms, when to extract components, and when to reach for Alpine
• You write tests naturally as part of your development process
• You care about code quality but also know when to ship

Our Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP 8.3, Laravel 12, Livewire 3, Volt, Fortify
• Frontend: Tailwind CSS v4, Alpine.js, Flux UI Pro
• Tools: Laravel Nova, Inertia.js, Laravel Pint, Pest
• Infrastructure: Git, Composer, npm/Vite

Culture Fit You'll thrive here if you:

• Love the Laravel ecosystem and stay current with its evolution
• Take pride in writing clean, well-structured code
• Can context-switch between deep backend work and pixel-perfect frontend implementations
• Appreciate good documentation and established conventions
• Enjoy collaborative problem-solving