Senior Fullstack Engineer – PHP/Laravel

Ultimate Jet Vacations

Seeking Full Stack Engineer to optimize critical travel tech systems at UJV. Role focuses on developing scalable applications in a remote-first environment with travel industry knowledge.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇴 ColombiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDockerJavaScriptLaravelMySQLNext.jsNode.jsPHPReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain features across the full stack: React/Next.js, NestJS middleware, and PHP Laravel services
Contribute to the migration of the legacy Node.js API Gateway to the new NestJS-based platform
Define and implement scalable architecture patterns for both backend services and frontend components
Integrate and leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate development and support internal workflows
Collaborate proactively in a remote-first environment
Contribute to DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure as code
Apply travel/hospitality domain knowledge to inform product decisions, data models, and integrations
Support UX/UI discussions where technical constraints intersect with user experience.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-7 years of experience in full-stack development
Expertise in travel tech (online booking engines, group travel, eCommerce)
Strong experience developing and maintaining modular PHP Laravel applications
Hands-on experience with Livewire and Filament
Strong knowledge of MySQL, including writing migrations and optimizing query performance
Experience integrating external hotel availability suppliers such as HBSI, Expedia or similar travel industry APIs
Comfortable working with Docker-based local development environments
Experience with AWS services such as ECS, RDS, S3, and deployment pipelines
Experience designing, building, and maintaining REST APIs
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using tools such as Pest and/or PHPUnit
Confident diagnosing and resolving production incidents, system failures, and performance issues
Support frontend development work using React and Tailwind CSS
Proficient with Git/GitHub, including commits, branches, pull requests, and collaborative development workflows
Familiar with agile development practices, debugging, testing, and cross-functional collaboration
Curious learner who enjoys improving systems, exploring new technologies, and contributing ideas and best practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Latin American candidates are welcome to apply
Candidates located outside the United States will be engaged under an independent contractor agreement
You will be responsible for managing your own social security and taxes in accordance with the regulations of your home country.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactNext.jsNestJSPHP LaravelMySQLDockerAWSREST APIsLivewireFilament

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcuriositycommunicationadaptabilityproactivitysystem improvementcross-functional collaborationdiagnosing issuesresolving incidents