Senior Laravel Developer - Phoenix, AZ

Join an innovative tech team through Robert Half as a Senior Laravel Developer in Phoenix, Arizona. This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership role where you'll own the complete Laravel backend ecosystem for a scaling platform serving mobile apps, admin tools, and high-traffic APIs. Perfect for senior engineers who thrive on ownership, clean architecture, performance optimization, and building scalable systems.

About the Role

As the primary owner of our sophisticated Laravel-based backend, you'll manage multiple subdomains, internal admin tools, webviews powering iOS/Android apps, and critical API endpoints that integrate with our legacy .NET/C# systems. Working with a modern Laravel 12 codebase featuring jobs, DTOs, API resources, advanced caching, external integrations, and large relational MSSQL datasets, you'll have direct influence on system reliability, developer experience, code quality, and the future evolution of our web stack.

This full-time position offers technical ownership in a collaborative environment, blending deep architecture work with hands-on development, performance tuning, refactoring, and cross-team partnerships with mobile, product, design, and data teams. If you love crafting scalable systems that handle high traffic while maintaining pristine code quality, this role at our Phoenix headquarters is your next career milestone.

Key Responsibilities

1. Core Laravel Architecture & Development

• Maintain and evolve a comprehensive Laravel 12 ecosystem spanning multiple subdomains, route domains, and microservices.
• Architect and deliver APIs consumed by iOS, Android, watchOS apps, and internal admin dashboards.
• Implement enterprise-grade patterns including DTOs, API Resources, traits, enums, queued jobs, and sophisticated caching strategies.
• Deliver clean, testable code following SOLID principles, DRY methodology, PSR standards, Pint formatting, and comprehensive feature testing.

2. Multi-Subdomain Infrastructure Mastery

• Own dynamic routing systems that intelligently load route files based on subdomain logic.
• Manage seamless InertiaJS + Vue3 integrations across admin tools, webviews, and browser contexts.
• Ensure pixel-perfect functionality across Android/iOS webviews and desktop browsers.

3. Performance, Scaling & Reliability

• Optimize MSSQL database access, Eloquent relationships, query indexing, and multi-layer caching systems.
• Design scalable background job pipelines for Stripe renewals, scheduled tasks, bulk email campaigns, and data processing.
• Maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2 instances, Elastic Load Balancers, Forge/Envoyer deployments, with Laravel queues for future scaling.

4. Enterprise Integrations

• Bridge legacy .NET/C# API systems with modern Laravel services.
• Integrate with key third-parties: Stripe payments, Campaign Monitor/EventBridge, Golf Genius, and custom data pipelines.
• Build robust DTO pipelines merging external datasets with core Course + Player models.

5. Code Quality & Developer Experience Leadership

• Drive coding standards, comprehensive documentation, test coverage, and CI/CD pipeline enhancements.
• Build internal tooling for logging, admin dashboards, data exports, audit trails, and API monitoring.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance across the organization.

Required Qualifications

To succeed, you'll bring 5+ years of senior Laravel/PHP expertise, proven ability to own complex backend systems, and a passion for clean, scalable code. Must have deep Laravel 12 experience, MSSQL optimization skills, API development for mobile consumption, and familiarity with modern frontend stacks like InertiaJS/Vue3. Strong communicators who enjoy cross-team collaboration and architectural decision-making will excel.

Why Join Us

Through Robert Half, gain access to competitive $120,000 salary, comprehensive benefits, and a modern tech stack in sunny Phoenix, AZ. Work on meaningful projects with real ownership, surrounded by collaborative teams driving innovation in sports tech. Enjoy professional growth opportunities, flexible arrangements, and the chance to shape scalable systems that power mobile experiences nationwide. Apply now to elevate your Laravel career!