Job Overview

We are looking for a skilled Senior Laravel Developer with 3–5 years of experience to build, maintain, and enhance scalable web applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Laravel, API development, and database optimization, along with hands-on experience in advanced concepts such as Eloquent ORM, Repository Pattern, event-driven architecture, queues, jobs, and task scheduling.

The candidate must be capable of quickly understanding and adapting to existing codebases, improving legacy systems, and delivering clean, maintainable, and high-performance backend solutions in a production environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and scale backend applications using Laravel framework

Understand, analyze, and enhance existing applications/legacy codebases

Design and implement secure, scalable RESTful APIs

Work with Eloquent ORM for complex queries and performance optimization

Optimize database performance (indexing, query tuning, schema design)

Implement Repository Pattern / Service Layer architecture

Build event-driven systems using Laravel Events & Listeners

Develop and manage background jobs using Laravel Queues (retry, failure handling)





Configure scheduled tasks using Laravel Scheduler (Cron Jobs)

Integrate third-party APIs, webhooks, and async workflows

Implement caching strategies (Redis / file / DB)

Debug and resolve issues in development and production environments

Refactor and improve existing code quality

Collaborate with frontend teams for API integration

Follow best practices and use Git effectively

Take ownership of modules and ensure timely delivery

Requirements

Strong expertise in Core PHP and Laravel (4+ years experience)

Deep understanding of MVC architecture and OOP principles

Advanced knowledge of MySQL / Query optimization / Indexing

Experience in REST API architecture & integration

Hands-on experience with Laravel Queues, Jobs, Caching, Events

Experience with Authentication (JWT, OAuth, Sanctum, Passport)

Robust knowledge of Git & version control workflows

Understanding of microservices architecture (preferred)

Experience with Vue.js / React or similar platforms

CI/CD pipeline setup and deployment automation

Docker knowledge

Payment gateway & third-party API integration

Unit testing and PHP Unit

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environment

📌 Senior PHP Developer - PHP, MySQL Laravel (Chennai)
🏢 MindzMap | Digital Solutions
📍 Chennai