Senior Full Stack Developer

Job Description – Senior Full Stack Developer

Position - Senior Full Stack Developer – PHP / Laravel

Experience - 5+ Years

Employment Type - Full-Time / Permanent

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced **Senior Full Stack Developer** who can independently handle the development, enhancement, maintenance, security and performance of web applications.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with **PHP, Laravel, MySQL/SQL and MongoDB**, along with good knowledge of frontend development and API integration.

The person should be capable of understanding an existing application/codebase, identifying technical issues, making architectural improvements and developing new modules without depending heavily on other developers.

### Key Responsibilities

* Develop and maintain web applications using **PHP and Laravel**.

* Work extensively with **MySQL/SQL databases** and **MongoDB**.

* Develop and integrate **REST APIs** and third-party APIs.

* Work on both backend and frontend components of applications.

* Understand and modify existing applications and databases.

* Design efficient database structures, queries and relationships.

* Improve application **performance, scalability and security**.

* Identify and fix bugs, coding issues and security vulnerabilities.

* Implement authentication, authorization and role-based access.

* Develop reusable, clean and maintainable code.

* Handle database optimization and large-volume data processing.

* Work with Git/version control and proper development practices.

* Coordinate with management/business teams to understand requirements and convert them into technical solutions.

* Take ownership of assigned modules from **development to deployment**.

* Perform code reviews and maintain coding standards.

* Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely solutions.

### Required Technical Skills

**Backend**

* PHP – Strong hands-on experience

* Laravel – Strong experience

* REST API development

* MVC architecture

* OOP concepts

* Authentication & authorization

**Database**

* MySQL / SQL – Advanced knowledge

* MongoDB – Good practical experience

* Complex queries, joins, indexing and database optimization

* Database design and performance tuning

**Frontend**

* HTML5

* CSS3

* JavaScript

* jQuery

* AJAX

* Bootstrap or similar frontend framework

**Other**

* Git / GitHub / GitLab

* API integration

* JSON

* Linux/server basics

* Basic knowledge of deployment and production environments

* Web application security

### Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who:

* Has **5+ years of real-world development experience**.

* Can work independently on an existing and complex application.

* Can understand existing code quickly and improve it.

* Has strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

* Understands both frontend and backend development.

* Has experience working with both **SQL and NoSQL databases**.

* Can take technical ownership rather than only completing assigned coding tasks.

* Can communicate clearly with management and explain technical issues in simple terms.

### Preferred

* Experience with large-scale or enterprise web applications.

* Experience handling high-volume databases/data.

* Knowledge of application security and secure coding practices.

* Experience with cloud/server environments such as AWS/Azure.

* Knowledge of Redis, queues, caching and background jobs.

* Experience with Docker is a plus.

### Important

**This is not a junior/mid-level coding position. We need a senior developer who can independently understand, develop, troubleshoot and take ownership of the complete application.**

Candidates should be prepared for a **technical assessment/interview covering PHP, Laravel, SQL, MongoDB, API development, debugging and application architecture.**