Laravel Team Lead (MYSQL + Restful APIs)

India

**About the Opportunity** A fast-scaling tech innovation hub operating in the SaaS and digital transformation space, we build enterprise-grade web applications and scalable API ecosystems for global clients. We rely on modern PHP stacks, clean architectural patterns, and robust RESTful API design to deliver performant, maintainable solutions---fast. Our Laravel Team Leads are the technical backbone of our engineering culture, driving delivery, mentoring talent, and ensuring architectural excellence across the stack. **Role \& Responsibilities** * Lead and architect Laravel-based web applications and RESTful API services for high-traffic, multi-tenant SaaS platforms. * Design, code, review, and optimize MySQL database schemas and complex queries for performance, integrity, and scalability. * Enforce REST API best practices---versioning, authentication, pagination, rate limiting, and OpenAPI/Swagger documentation. * Guide junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural walkthroughs while fostering clean, testable code. * Collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams to deploy, monitor, and automate Laravel apps via CI/CD pipelines. * Champion engineering standards: PSR, SOLID, DRY, testing (PHPUnit), and logging/observability in production environments. **Skills \& Qualifications** * **Must-Have** * Laravel * MySQL * RESTful APIs * PHPUnit * Composer * Git * API Documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI) * CI/CD Pipelines * **Preferred** * Docker * Redis * GitHub Actions **Benefits \& Culture Highlights** * 100% remote-first with flexible hours \& asynchronous collaboration. * Opportunity to lead cross-functional projects serving global clients. * Quarterly learning stipend and access to premium technical courses.