Job Description
Senior PHP Developer - Laravel & Eloquent - (Remote, Full Time), India [HR125]
About Smart Working
At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isnt just another remote opportunity - its about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, youre welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being. Our mission is simple : to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where youre empowered to grow personally and professionally. Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world.
About the role
Build scalable systems that power global innovation. At Smart Working, were rethinking how enterprise-grade applications are designed, deployed, and scaled. Join our high-performing engineering team as a Senior PHP Developer , where youll architect distributed solutions with Laravel, AWS, and modern DevOps practices and help set the technical standard for the future.
- Responsibilities
- Design scalable solutions with Laravel, Eloquent, and DTO-based patterns
- Optimise RESTful APIs and distributed workflows (Saga, step functions)
- Build cloud-native apps on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3)
- Automate infrastructure and deployments with Terraform, Octopus Deploy, and Bitbucket Pipelines
- Champion quality and DevOps practices through testing, CI / CD, and knowledge sharing
- Requirements
- 5+ years of back-end development experience with advanced expertise in PHP and Laravel, building scalable, high-performance applications
- 2+ years designing and optimising applications on AWS, using services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3
- 2+ years working with Infrastructure as Code and CI / CD pipelines, automating deployments using tools such as Terraform, Octopus Deploy, and Bitbucket Pipelines
- Proficient with RESTful APIs and distributed workflows, applying patterns such as Saga and step functions
- Strong knowledge of Eloquent ORM and DTOs for structuring and managing data in distributed systems
- Hands-on with testing and code quality tools (Unit & Feature Tests, SonarQube / Sonar Lint) to enforce best practices
- Nice to Have
- Broader system design expertise (microservices, modular architectures)
- Exposure to ElasticSearch or DynamoDB integrations
- Knowledge of additional DevOps practices or tooling
- What you will learn
- Youll deepen your expertise in distributed system design, scalable PHP architectures, and cloud-native solutions while collaborating with a large technical team (100+ engineers).
- Expect to sharpen leadership skills by driving best practices in testing, CI / CD, and mentoring across the engineering team.
At Smart Working, youll never be just another remote hire.
Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition.
If that sounds like your kind of place, wed love to hear your story.
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