PHP Laravel Developer

Position: PHP+Laravel Developer Location: Remote (EST Timezone) Duration: 6 months to 1 year Contract - W2/1099/C2C Note: Candidates must be residing in and authorized to work in the US.We do not provide sponsorship for candidates now, or in the future. Description: Seeking an experienced Software Developer with strong telecommunications domain knowledge to support and enhance a mission-critical, ~10-year-old operations platform. Role involves both legacy modernization and new feature development. Required Skills: • Strong hands-on experience with PHP + Laravel • Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS • Tailwind CSS or similar utility-first framework • GitLab (repos, branches, merge requests, code reviews, issue tracking) • Experience maintaining large, mature, mission-critical applications • Advanced knowledge of telecommunications systems/terminology/network-service workflows • Strong debugging, root-cause analysis, and code review experience • Experience with AI-assisted dev tools (used responsibly, with independent verification) Nice to Have: • Kubernetes/Docker/containerization • CI/CD pipelines • RESTful APIs, relational DBs, async processing, caching • Test automation (unit/integration/regression/E2E) • High-availability/strict-uptime systems experience • Agile/Scrum/Kanban experience Key Responsibilities: • Design, build, test, and maintain features on the telecom ops platform • Work within the existing 10-year-old codebase safely — no breaking changes • Backend via PHP/Laravel, frontend via Vue.js/TypeScript/Tailwind • Diagnose complex application, data, and production issues • Peer code reviews, QA validation, documentation