Senior PHP Developer - Laravel & Eloquent - (Remote, Full Time) [HR125] at Smart Working Solutions – Pune, Mahārāshtra

Senior PHP Developer - Laravel & Eloquent - (Remote, Full Time) [HR125]

About Smart Working
At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isnt just another remote opportunity - its about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, youre welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being. Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where youre empowered to grow personally and professionally. Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world.
About the role
Build scalable systems that power global innovation. At Smart Working, were rethinking how enterprise-grade applications are designed, deployed, and scaled. Join our high-performing engineering team as a Senior PHP Developer, where youll architect distributed solutions with Laravel, AWS, and modern DevOps practices and help set the technical standard for the future.Responsibilities

• Design scalable solutions with Laravel, Eloquent, and DTO-based patterns
• Optimise RESTful APIs and distributed workflows (Saga, step functions)
• Build cloud-native apps on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3)
• Automate infrastructure and deployments with Terraform, Octopus Deploy, and Bitbucket Pipelines
• Champion quality and DevOps practices through testing, CI/CD, and knowledge sharing

Requirements

• 5+ years of back-end development experience with advanced expertise in PHP and Laravel, building scalable, high-performance applications
• 2+ years designing and optimising applications on AWS, using services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3
• 2+ years working with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments using tools such as Terraform, Octopus Deploy, and Bitbucket Pipelines
• Proficient with RESTful APIs and distributed workflows, applying patterns such as Saga and step functions
• Strong knowledge of Eloquent ORM and DTOs for structuring and managing data in distributed systems
• Hands-on with testing and code quality tools (Unit & Feature Tests, SonarQube/SonarLint) to enforce best practices

Nice to Have

• Broader system design expertise (microservices, modular architectures)
• Exposure to ElasticSearch or DynamoDB integrations
• Knowledge of additional DevOps practices or tooling

What you will learn

• Youll deepen your expertise in distributed system design, scalable PHP architectures, and cloud-native solutions while collaborating with a large technical team (100+ engineers).
• Expect to sharpen leadership skills by driving best practices in testing, CI/CD, and mentoring across the engineering team.

At Smart Working, youll never be just another remote hire.
Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition.
If that sounds like your kind of place, wed love to hear your story.