Laravel Team Lead (MYSQL + Restful APIs)

About The Opportunity
A fast-scaling tech innovation hub operating in the SaaS and digital transformation space, we build enterprise-grade web applications and scalable API ecosystems for global clients. We rely on modern PHP stacks, clean architectural patterns, and robust RESTful API design to deliver performant, maintainable solutions—fast. Our Laravel Team Leads are the technical backbone of our engineering culture, driving delivery, mentoring talent, and ensuring architectural excellence across the stack.
Role & Responsibilities
Lead and architect Laravel-based web applications and RESTful API services for high-traffic, multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
Design, code, review, and optimize MySQL database schemas and complex queries for performance, integrity, and scalability.
Enforce REST API best practices—versioning, authentication, pagination, rate limiting, and OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.
Guide junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural walkthroughs while fostering clean, testable code.
Collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams to deploy, monitor, and automate Laravel apps via CI/CD pipelines.
Champion engineering standards: PSR, SOLID, DRY, testing (PHPUnit), and logging/observability in production environments.
Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have
Laravel
MySQL
RESTful APIs
PHPUnit
Composer
Git
API Documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)
CI/CD Pipelines
Preferred
Docker
Redis
GitHub Actions
Benefits & Culture Highlights
100% remote-first with flexible hours & asynchronous collaboration.
Opportunity to lead cross-functional projects serving global clients.
Quarterly learning stipend and access to premium technical courses.
Skills: phpunit,api,composer,restful apis,git,mysql,laravel,cd,documentation

Work arrangement
Yes