Senior PHP Developer (Laravel)

Job Title: Senior Laravel Developer: AI-First

At Infotech.Works, we build products for startups and innovators, moving quickly from idea to production. We're looking for a Senior Laravel Developer who combines strong Laravel expertise with solid engineering fundamentals and an AI-first approach to development.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using PHP & Laravel
• Own features end-to-end—from understanding requirements to deployment
• Build robust REST APIs and third-party integrations
• Design efficient database structures and optimize queries
• Ensure application security, performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Debug complex issues and proactively improve existing systems
• Participate in technical design and architecture discussions
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior/mid-level developers
• Collaborate with frontend developers, designers, and stakeholders
• Use AI tools to accelerate development without compromising quality

Technical Requirements:

Laravel & PHP

• 5+ years of PHP development experience, with strong hands-on Laravel experience
• Deep understanding of Laravel: Eloquent, Service Container, Middleware, Queues, Jobs, Events, Caching
• Strong understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, design patterns, and clean code
• Ability to independently design and deliver complex modules

Database

• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL
• Good understanding of database design, normalization, relationships, indexing, and constraints
• Strong SQL skills, including query optimization and performance tuning
• Understanding of transactions, execution plans, large datasets, and database bottlenecks
• Ability to design databases with scalability and reporting requirements in mind
• PostgreSQL / MongoDB experience is a plus

API & Integrations

• Strong experience designing and developing REST APIs
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, validation, versioning, and API documentation
• Hands-on experience with Laravel Sanctum / Passport
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and services
• Experience with payment gateways, Firebase, Google Maps, Email/SMS, or similar services
• Ability to build reliable integrations and handle timeouts, failures, retries, and edge cases

Security

• Strong understanding of web application and API security
• Experience with authentication and role-based authorization
• Understanding of input validation, data sanitization, encryption, and hashing
• Awareness of common vulnerabilities including SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, and authentication vulnerabilities
• Ability to securely handle sensitive data and third-party integrations

Cloud & Engineering

• Experience with Git and AWS
• Understanding of caching, queues, background jobs, and performance optimization
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Focus on security, scalability, performance, and maintainability

AI-First Mindset

• Regularly use tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar
• Use AI for coding, debugging, testing, prototyping, and technical exploration
• Ability to review, validate, refine, and improve AI-generated code
• Experience integrating AI APIs such as OpenAI is a plus

Good to Have

• PostgreSQL / MongoDB
• Docker and CI/CD
• React / Vue / Next.js exposure
• SaaS or product development experience
• Experience working on AI/ML-based products

Who You Are

• You understand why things work, not just how to use Laravel
• You can turn ambiguous requirements into practical technical solutions
• You take ownership and can work independently
• You care about code quality, security, performance, and scalability
• You use AI as a multiplier, not a crutch

Experience: 5+ years

Location: Pune: In-person/Onsite

Job Type: Full-time