– Experienced Laravel & Node.js Developer

- Overall experience: 5+ years
- Laravel: 4+ years
- Node.js: 3+ years
- Location - Indore (MP)

Job Summary We are looking for a strong and experienced Senior Laravel & Node.js Developer who can independently design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable web applications and APIs.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Laravel, Node.js, database optimization, REST API development, third-party integrations, and production issue resolution. The candidate must be capable of understanding business requirements, taking ownership of technical tasks, and delivering high-quality solutions within defined timelines.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Laravel and Node.js .
- Develop secure, high-performance REST APIs and backend services.
- Work on Laravel MVC architecture, Eloquent ORM, middleware, queues, jobs, events, and service providers.
- Develop Node.js applications using modular and maintainable architecture.
- Integrate third-party APIs, payment gateways, authentication systems, and external services.
- Optimize application performance, database queries, and API response times.
- Work with MySQL, MS SQL, Redis, and other databases as required.
- Implement caching, queue processing, logging, error handling, and monitoring.
- Identify and resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and application failures.
- Follow secure coding practices and address VAPT/security recommendations.
- Write clean, reusable, testable, and maintainable code.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to development standards.
- Coordinate with BA, QA, frontend developers, and technical leads.




- Understand existing applications and independently handle enhancements and maintenance.
- Take ownership of assigned modules and deliver tasks within committed timelines.

Required Technical Skills

Laravel / PHP

- 4+ years of strong hands-on experience with Laravel.
- Excellent knowledge of PHP 8+ and object-oriented programming.
- Strong understanding of MVC architecture and Laravel request lifecycle.
- Experience with:
- Eloquent ORM and complex relationships
- Query optimization and database indexing
- Service Container and Dependency Injection
- Middleware, Events, Listeners, Jobs, and Queues
- Laravel Scheduler and Task Scheduling
- Authentication and authorization
- API Resources and Form Requests
- Cache, Redis, and Horizon
- Database transactions and migrations
- Laravel testing and debugging

Node.js

- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Node.js.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript and asynchronous programming.
- Experience developing REST APIs using Node.js.
- Good understanding of:
- Express.js or equivalent framework
- Modular architecture
- Middleware and error handling
- Authentication and authorization
- API integrations
- Redis and caching
- Queue processing
- Logging and monitoring
- Performance optimization

Database & Infrastructure

- Strong experience with MySQL and/or MS SQL.
- Good knowledge of SQL queries,



joins, indexes, stored procedures, and execution plans.
- Experience with Redis caching and session management.
- Understanding of Linux servers, deployment processes, and application configuration.
- Knowledge of Git and branching strategies.

API & Security

- Solid experience in REST API development and integration.
- Knowledge of API authentication, rate limiting, validation, and versioning.
- Understanding of security practices such as SQL injection prevention, XSS, CSRF, and secure API handling.
- Experience with payment gateway or financial-domain integrations is an advantage.
- Understanding of timeout, retry, backoff, circuit breaker, idempotency, and reconciliation is preferred.

Required Soft Skills

- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
- Strong ownership and accountability.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to understand business requirements and convert them into technical solutions.
- Ability to work under deadlines and handle production-critical issues.
- Willingness to learn existing systems and improve application architecture.
- Strong focus on code quality, performance, and security.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in fintech, trading, payments, KYC, or financial applications.
- Experience with high-volume APIs and transaction-based systems.
- Experience with Laravel HMVC or modular architecture.
- Experience with microservices or distributed systems.
- Knowledge of Docker, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with automated testing and code coverage.

📌 Laravel Developer (Indore)
🏢 Bigul.co
📍 Indore