- Develop scalable Laravel applications (API + server-rendered) using PHP 8+, Eloquent, queues, events, caching, and testing.
- Implement front-end features using Blade/Livewire or Inertia with Vue/React; integrate Tailwind CSS where applicable.
- Design and consume REST (or GraphQL) APIs; integrate 3rd-party services (payments, auth, storage).
- Optimize performance (query tuning, caching layers), security (OWASP, CSRF, XSS), and reliability (jobs, retries).
- Write automated tests (Pest/PHPUnit) and participate in code reviews & CI/CD.
- 3+ years professional Laravel experience; solid grasp of MVC patterns and Laravel ecosystem.
- Proficiency with MySQL/PostgreSQL, schema design, migrations, and Eloquent relationships.
- Front-end experience for different front-end tasks (Blade/Livewire or Inertia + Vue/React).
- Familiar with Composer, artisan, queues (Redis/SQS), storage, mail, and notifications.
- Comfortable with Git, Docker, and basic cloud deployments (Forge, Vapor, or AWS/GCP).
- for build tooling or services; WebSockets (Laravel Echo), SSE.
- DevOps basics (NGINX, CI/CD, observability).
- Caching (Redis), search (Meilisearch/Elasticsearch), and background workers.
- Writing clean APIs for consumption by mobile apps.
- Lead time to production and change failure rate within team targets.
- App performance (TTFB, query count) and error rate improvements.
- Test coverage and on-time delivery of roadmap features.
Laravel Programmer - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - S&K HR Consulting
Description
Our client is a leading software solutions organisation, who specialise in empowering businesses with innovative technology solutions by providing SaaS solutions tailored to business needs.
They are currently hiring for a Laravel Programmer to build and maintain performant, secure web applications using Laravel, owning front-end integrations and back-end APIs to ship features quickly and economically.
Location: On-site (Dubai, UAE)
Type: Full-time
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