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Backend Engineer (PHP / Laravel)

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Nov 06, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

To support a growing digital health practice, the full-time Backend Engineer (PHP / Laravel) will design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and optimize high-throughput RESTful APIs in PHP using the Laravel framework, contributing to new feature development within an Agile/Scrum process
  • Build and maintain integrations with third-party APIs and internal services, deploying applications in Docker containers across AWS environments
  • Write automated tests for back-end functionality and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster releases
Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of professional experience with PHP and the Laravel framework
  • Experience with AWS services and Docker
  • Solid knowledge of RESTful APIs and automated API testing
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Deep experience with SQL databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including schema design and performance optimization

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