Fullstack Software Engineer - Laravel Expert (Contractor, Brazil/PST Time Zone)

Metal Toad, an award-winning AWS Consulting Partner and AWS Managed Services provider based in the USA, is seeking a Fullstack Software Engineer specializing in Laravel. We are a fully remote professional services firm focused on software engineering and cloud solutions, including Technical consulting, Programming & Quality Assurance, DevOps, Applications, UX, Product management, and Project management.

This role requires experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications and working on mission-critical projects.

Note: We are currently seeking contractors residing in Brazil for this position. Compensation will be made in Brazilian Reais (R$). The candidate must be available to work Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time (PST).

Responsibilities:

Planning

• Able to adapt to a dynamic and collaborative work environment, make independent decisions, and communicate them effectively.
• Confirms project requirements by reviewing program objectives, input data, and output requirements with PMs, supervisors, and clients.
• Provides estimates based on requirements, wireframes, and designs.

Development

• Own project success by proactively communicating risks, known issues, and changelogs.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Work as part of a team.
• Code conforms to best practices.
• Appreciate the value of well-tested code.
• Perform peer code reviews.
• Create projects that are free of major defects.
• Maintain a positive and respectful tone in all interactions.
• Dealing with Backend and Frontend tasks according to demand.

Expertise

• Research new libraries, techniques, and ideas.
• Interested in publishing blog posts showing technical expertise.
• Enhances the organization's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced to fluent English communication skills are essential for this role.
• 4+ years of experience with Laravel.
• Familiar with relational database concepts.
• Familiarity with Postman and how to make API calls.
• Experience with or knowledge of the following technologies:
  • REST API development and deployment.
  • JSON modeling and usage.
  • Querying and modeling using a relational data store.
  • Using package managers such as composer.
  • Using Git for source control.
• Familiar with other PHP Stacks.
• Scripting experience with PHP, JavaScript, or python.
• Experience with web accelerators, load balancers, reverse proxies, and CDNs.
• Agreement with Corporate Values Statement and belief in the company's mission (to help people) and the principles of open source.

Nice to Have:

• AWS Certifications or willingness to get certified.
• Interest in Generative AI technologies.