Job Title: PHP Laravel & Vue Developer
Employment Type: Contractor (up to USD 25/hour)
Work Setup: Remote

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Our client is looking for a PHP Laravel & Vue Developer. If you have deep PHP/Laravel expertise, strong Vue.js SPA experience, and a passion for clean, hexagonal architectures, this opportunity is for you.

Our client is a leading talent-solutions firm that helps high-growth companies across the Americas scale quickly by building advanced software teams. Operating fully remotely, they specialize in staff augmentation, matching top-tier engineers with impactful projects. In this role, you’ll steer the evolution of a mission-critical Laravel/Vue platform while enjoying the flexibility of a LATAM-based remote contract at USD 25 per hour. Does this sound aligned with your profile?

Responsibilities
• Backend (Laravel): Design, develop, and maintain PHP applications following PSR standards; authentication and access control (Gates, Policies); RESTful APIs; database management and optimization (MySQL/PostgreSQL), migrations and seeders; job queues (Jobs, Queues, Laravel Horizon); use of Redis or Memcache.
• Frontend (Vue): Implement reactive UIs and integrate within the Laravel ecosystem (Blade, Inertia.js, or Vue Router); state management (Vuex or the Composition API); design interaction flows and API integrations.
• Testing and quality: Unit and integration testing (PHPUnit, Pest; Jest, Cypress, or Vue Test Utils); code reviews; performance and security testing; refactoring legacy code for maintainability.
• Security and deployment: Mitigation of XSS, CSRF, SSL/TLS validation; CI/CD (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins); containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes (nice to have).
• Collaboration: Provide PR feedback and promote best practices; guide the team in agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and collaboration tools (Jira, Trello); lead architectural improvement initiatives (hexagonal, clean).

Requirements
• 5+ years in PHP and 3+ years demonstrable with Laravel.
• Solid knowledge of Vue (Vuex/Composition API and Vue Router) and experience building SPAs.
• Applied experience with hexagonal architecture, clean architecture, and design patterns.

We look forward to receiving your application and connecting with you soon! Thank you very much!