
Senior Full Stack Developer – PHP, Laravel
NewRich Network
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Montreal • Canada
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Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Develop and maintain server-side applications (PHP 8, Laravel 10, MySQL).
- Build and optimize APIs, ensure performance, scalability, and security.
- Implement front-end features with React.js (18.2).
- Work with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor juniors.
- Manage integrations between systems and cloud services (AWS).
- Maintain documentation, database schemas, and ensure security best practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years as Software Developer with proven project track record.
- Strong knowledge of PHP 8, Laravel 9+, MySQL, React.js 18.2 (or any other frontend framework).
- Experience with HTML/CSS/JS, RESTful APIs, Git.
- Docker/Kubernetes, AWS (or similar cloud).
- Solid database design and optimization skills.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and ability to work independently.
- Experience with PHPUnit or similar testing frameworks.
- Good understanding of web app security.
- Fluency in English (written & spoken).
- Strong ownership mentality — you unblock yourself and move work forward.
- A bias toward shipping and learning over waiting for perfect answers.
- Experience writing production code in Laravel and React.
- Comfort moving across the stack rather than staying siloed.
- Proactive, collaborative, and clear communicator.
- Willingness to document your work and improve processes.
- **Nice to have:**
- - WebRTC, FFMPEG, HLS, SRT, RTMP, DRM.
- - Node.js/Express, GitHub Actions.
- - NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).
- - Experience in a multi-service/microservices-style architecture.
- - Familiarity with AWS services such as ECS/ECR, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Redis, Amazon MQ, and Lambda.
- - Experience with Infrastructure as Code (especially CloudFormation-style templates and environment parameterization).
- - Experience improving GitHub Actions workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
- - Familiarity with automated testing and quality tooling (Pest/PHPUnit, Vitest, Playwright, ESLint/Prettier, Pint, Psalm)
Benefits
- Paid Adventure Time – Take an all-expenses-paid remote working trip for 3 weeks to a destination of your choice with one of our remote work-trip partners. On top of that, you’ll have “Me-Days” – flexible personal days you can take whenever you need a reset.
- Fast Growth, Big Upside – We’re a small, ambitious team. That means more ownership, faster learning, and a real chance to shape the future of our company (and your career).
- Unlimited Learning – You’ll get full access to every course and program on our NewRich platform. We invest in your growth because your growth fuels ours.
- Home Office Stipend – Your setup matters. We’ll support you with a budget to create your ideal workspace and provide you with a new MacBook to power your productivity.
- Annual Retreat – Work remote, but meet the team IRL. Every year we gather in amazing locations – next stop: Colombia.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PHP 8Laravel 10MySQLReact.js 18.2HTMLCSSJavaScriptRESTful APIsDockerKubernetes
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationindependenceownership mentalitycollaborationproactivityclear communicationmentoringdocumentationprocess improvement