We are seeking a Senior Laravel Developer to work On Site in Bloomfield Hills with a minimum of 5+ years of professional experience building, maintaining, and scaling production web applications. This role requires deep expertise in Laravel, API design and integration, database architecture, and system-level thinking. The ideal candidate will be capable of owning projects end-to-end, mentoring junior developers, and collaborating closely with DevOps, product, and security teams.
This is a senior role for someone who understands not just how to write code, but why architectural decisions matter in real-world, production environments.
Key Responsibilities
Application Development & Architecture
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Laravel applications in production environments
- Architect scalable, maintainable systems using Laravel best practices
- Write clean, testable, well-documented, and maintainable code
- Lead architectural decisions around application structure, service layers, and data flow
- Refactor legacy systems and optimize existing codebases for performance and scalability
API Development & Integrations
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL APIs
- Integrate with third-party APIs (OAuth, webhooks, rate-limited APIs, signed requests, etc.)
- Build secure API authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, OAuth2, API keys)
- Ensure API reliability, versioning, error handling, and documentation
Database Design & Data Modeling
- Design and maintain relational database schemas (MySQL / PostgreSQL)
- Create efficient data models, migrations, indexes, and relationships
- Optimize complex queries and improve database performance
- Understand transactional integrity, locking, and concurrency concerns
- Experience with large datasets and production-scale databases
DevOps & Deployment (Plus)
- Assist in or own deployment workflows (CI/CD pipelines)
- Work with Docker, Docker Compose, and containerized environments
- Experience with Linux servers and cloud infrastructure (AWS, DigitalOcean, Azure, etc.)
- Configure and maintain environment-specific application settings
- Understand application monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to ensure uptime and reliability
Security & Best Practices
- Implement secure coding practices and follow OWASP guidelines
- Manage authentication, authorization, and role-based access control
- Secure APIs, user data, and sensitive configuration values
- Participate in security reviews and remediation efforts
Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor junior and mid-level developers
- Perform code reviews and enforce coding standards
- Collaborate with product owners, designers, and stakeholders
- Participate in technical planning, estimations, and roadmap discussions
- Take ownership of deliverables and deadlines
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional Laravel development experience
- Strong mastery of PHP 8+ and the Laravel ecosystem
- Proven experience building production-grade APIs
- Deep understanding of MVC architecture
- Advanced experience with MySQL and/or PostgreSQL
- Strong knowledge of:
- Eloquent ORM
- Queues & background jobs
- Events & listeners
- Caching (Redis, Memcached)
- Authentication & authorization
- Experience working with Git and collaborative workflows
- Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues
- Strong communication and documentation skills
Preferred / Bonus Skills
- DevOps experience (CI/CD, Docker, cloud hosting)
- Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or other message queues
- Familiarity with Vue.js, React, or modern frontend stacks
- Experience with microservices or service-oriented architectures
- Knowledge of API security, rate limiting, and abuse prevention
- Experience in regulated or security-sensitive environments
- Background in cybersecurity or infrastructure-heavy systems
What We're Looking For
- A senior-level engineer, not a junior or mid-level developer
- Someone who can own systems, not just tickets
- Strong problem-solver with real-world production experience
- Detail-oriented with a focus on long-term maintainability
- Comfortable working in fast-moving, technically demanding environments
Location & Work Environment
- Location: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- On-Site
- Collaborative engineering environment with real ownership and impact
Compensation
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Performance-based growth opportunities
- Opportunity to work on complex, real-world systems
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Experience:
- Laravel: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Pontiac, MI 48341 (Required)
Work Location: In person
