Lead Software Engineer - PHP/Laravel Framework

Overview

• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and performant solutions using Laravel, Node.js, and modern web technologies.
• Design and develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs that power fleet management features including telematics, asset management, real-time tracking and alerts management.
• Build and optimize data processing pipelines handling high-volume telemetry and event streams from connected vehicles and devices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate third-party services, APIs, and data sources, ensuring seamless interoperability.
• Implement robust authentication and authorization mechanisms for secure access using Auth0 and Laravel Passport
• Design and implement event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, and message queue patterns.
• Develop and maintain database schemas, queries, and migrations for MySQL, PostgreSQL (with TimescaleDB), and Elasticsearch.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, conducting thorough code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues for optimal application performance using monitoring tools (Datadog, Grafana)
• Implement comprehensive testing strategies using PHPUnit, Codeception, Jest, and Mocha.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues for optimal application performance.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in web and backend development.
• Mentor and coach team members on technical design, coding standards, and professional development.
  
  

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 2+ years in senior technical or leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in PHP and Laravel framework with deep knowledge of service providers, middleware, and dependency injection patterns.
• Experience building and maintaining Laravel queue workers and scheduled tasks for asynchronous processing.
• Strong background in RESTful API development with Laravel including resource controllers, API authentication, and Eloquent ORM.
• Hands-on experience implementing authentication and authorization using Laravel Passport or Sanctum.
• Proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript for building scalable backend services.
• Experience with Express.js or similar Node.js frameworks for API development.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Expertise in event-driven integration patterns (event-driven microservices communication, pub/sub messaging using RabbitMQ, AWS SQS and Laravel Queues).
• Strong database experience with PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch.
• Experience with testing frameworks including PHPUnit, Codeception, Jest, and Mocha.
• Proven ability to architect and design scalable, distributed, cloud-native systems (AWS/Azure or GCP).
• Experience with Vue/React, GraphQL, AWS CDK is nice to have.
• Strong grasp of software engineering principles, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in mentoring engineers, driving technical excellence, and fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
  
  

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