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Senior Fullstack Developer Laravel/React

Vairix · Pasadena, TX, USA ·

Pay:
60.000 - 80.000
Job type:
Full Time

We’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Developer with strong experience in Laravel and React to join a product-focused team building scalable, modern web applications.

We value engineers who embrace modern development practices, including the effective use of AI-powered tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and optimize day-to-day workflows.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across the full stack, takes ownership of technical decisions, and feels comfortable building high-quality solutions in collaborative environments.

What you’ll be doing

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using PHP 8.3 and Laravel 12

Build modern frontend applications using React 18 and TypeScript

Write and maintain automated tests for new and existing code (PHPUnit, Vitest)

Develop and maintain REST APIs and integrations

Work with real-time features using websockets and event-driven architecture

Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams

Contribute to architecture discussions and technical improvements

Contribute to reducing technical debt through refactoring and test coverage

Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability

Participate in mandatory code reviews for every PR

Work with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure

Leverage AI-powered development tools to improve development speed, code quality, and problem-solving workflows

Tech Stack
Backend

PHP 8.3

Laravel 12

Filament 4

MySQL 8

Redis

Laravel Horizon

Stripe / Laravel Cashier

Swagger / OpenAPI

Frontend

React 18

TypeScript

Material UI (MUI 5)

Redux Toolkit / RTK Query

Formik + Yup

react-dnd

Testing

PHPUnit

Vitest

Playwright

Infrastructure & Tools

Docker & Docker Compose

AWS (S3, ECR, Lambda via Bref)

Bitbucket Pipelines

Pusher / Pusher JS

Git + Bitbucket

What we’re looking for

Strong experience with Laravel and modern PHP development

Solid frontend experience with React and TypeScript

Experience writing automated tests (unit, integration, E2E)

Experience designing and consuming REST APIs

Good understanding of relational databases and caching systems

Experience working with Docker-based environments

Comfortable working with codebases that have significant technical debt

Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, or similar solutions to improve productivity and accelerate development workflows

Strong mindset toward continuous improvement, automation, and modern AI-assisted engineering practices

Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with distributed teams

Nice to have

Familiarity with AWS services and cloud-native architectures

Experience with serverless architectures

Experience with payment platforms like Stripe

Experience with Filament admin panels

Experience with Spatie Laravel Data (DTOs)

Experience with real-time applications and websockets

Knowledge of image/video processing tools such as FFmpeg or Intervention Image

Experience working in agile product teams

Previous experience mentoring developers or leading technical initiatives

Advanced English is required, as you’ll work directly with US-based clients in a fully collaborative environment.

What we offer

20 days of paid time off per year

Flexible working hours (we care about results, not clocking in)

Remote-first culture

Health insurance + fitness benefit

Learning & development support

In-company English classes

Internal knowledge-sharing sessions

A collaborative, friendly, and human-centered team environment

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