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Senior Software Engineer – PHP, Laravel
Lumion (Formerly Mia Share)
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,000 - $130,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
JavaScriptLaravelPHPReactVue.js
About the role
- Design, develop, and improve features across Lumion’s SaaS platform for schools and students, aligning solutions with our mission and product goals.
- Work on new projects that broaden Lumion’s impact – from streamlining student enrollment to optimizing tuition payment workflows – while ensuring the platform scales securely and efficiently.
- Continuously refactor and optimize existing code for speed and scalability.
- Diagnose and resolve software issues and bottlenecks across the stack, including third-party integration issues.
- Write clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on quality.
- Create automated tests (we use Pest for a modern PHP testing experience) to ensure reliability and regression prevention.
- Work closely with cross-functional team members (product, design, customer success) to gather requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, share knowledge, and mentor others as needed.
Requirements
- Mastery of Laravel (version 10+): Deep understanding of the Laravel framework (including its newest features and best practices) for building large-scale applications.
- Proficiency in PHP 8: Strong command of modern PHP (8.x) and object-oriented programming principles, including familiarity with PHP 8 features and typing.
- RESTful API development: Solid experience designing, building, and consuming REST APIs to integrate services and third-party systems.
- Front-end familiarity: Comfort with modern front-end frameworks or tools (e.g. Livewire, Vue.js, React, or Alpine.js) and the ability to integrate front-end components with Laravel backends.
- Version control: Expertise in Git and collaborative workflows (pull requests, code reviews, branching strategies).
- Testing & quality: Experience writing automated tests (using PHPUnit and/or Pest).
- At least 3 years of professional experience developing user-facing web applications (preferably as a full-stack or backend engineer).
Benefits
- Eligible for a quarterly, performance‑based cash bonus tied to company revenue goals
- Stock option plan participation in a fast‑growing, venture‑backed startup
- Health‑insurance reimbursement for medical, dental, and vision
- 401(k) plan
- Monthly stipend (up to $200) for cell phone and home internet expenses
- $100 monthly wellness allowance to invest in your health and well‑being
- Unlimited paid time off with a culture that encourages taking the time you need to recharge
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Hard skills
LaravelPHP 8RESTful API developmentobject-oriented programmingautomated testingPHPUnitPestfront-end frameworksGitcode reviews
Soft skills
collaborationmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationadaptability
