Senior Web Developer

Job Purpose

To design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and efficient web solutions and AWS infrastructure using Laravel, modern frontend frameworks, and DevOps best practices. This role ensures seamless deployment, high availability, and robust performance of our websites and web applications hosted on AWS.

The Senior Web Developer works closely with development and DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines and optimize infrastructure using modern tools and processes.

Roles, Responsibilities, Duties

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications and websites using Laravel, Webflow and Statamic.
• Build and maintain APIs for third-party integrations and frontend systems.
• Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Load Balancers, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar) for automated deployments.
• Configure and maintain Docker environments for local development and production deployments.
• Collaborate with frontend developers using React.js or Vue.js to deliver integrated solutions.
• Optimize application and infrastructure performance, security, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues at application and infrastructure levels.
• Review code, provide constructive feedback, and share expertise with developers.
• Manage infrastructure as code with tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Implement system logging, monitoring, and alerting (e.g., CloudWatch).

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus
• DevOps, frontend, or cloud certifications are advantageous

Experience:

• 6+ years of web development with a focus on Laravel
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, etc.)
• CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
• Building and deploying websites and web applications
• Practical use of Docker for development and deployment
• Experience using React.js or Vue.js alongside backend systems
• Experience in integration/automation platforms like Zapier

Competencies:

• Strong proficiency with Git and version control workflows
• Excellent performance optimization skills for web applications and infrastructure
• Solid understanding of cloud security, networking, and caching
• Skilled in monitoring, diagnostics, and incident response
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration abilities
• Ability to mentor and support other team members