PHP / Laravel Support Developer/ 6 days ago
Quick Summary
About the Role
Join our application support team as a PHP / Laravel Support Developer. This role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and evolving a diverse portfolio of PHP web applications, primarily built with the Laravel framework. You will work with various PHP versions, from legacy 7.x to 8.4+, ensuring the stability of business-critical applications.
Key responsibilities include performing PHP version upgrades, resolving production issues, implementing customer-requested changes, integrating third-party services and APIs, and delivering targeted improvements and bug fixes with minimal disruption.
Responsibilities
- Provide second and third-line support for PHP and Laravel applications in production environments.
- Diagnose and resolve bugs, performance issues, and errors across diverse codebases and PHP versions.
- Collaborate with customers to define, design, and implement new features.
- Write clean, scalable, and well-documented code.
- Work with DevOps and infrastructure teams on server/PHP configuration, deployment processes, and Docker containerization where applicable.
- Ensure optimal performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Troubleshoot and fix bugs or performance issues.
- Stay updated with the latest software development technologies and best practices.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience with PHP in production environments.
- 3+ years of experience with the Laravel framework (ideally versions 5.4 – 12.x+).
- Understanding of backward compatibility, deprecated functions, and PHP migration challenges.
- Practical experience integrating, developing, and maintaining APIs and services, including RESTful APIs, third-party integrations, authentication flows, rate limiting, and error handling.
- Good knowledge of Composer, dependency management, and semantic versioning conflicts.
- Solid understanding of Linux server environments (CLI, logs, processes, permissions).
- Experience with relational databases, primarily MySQL / MariaDB; PostgreSQL/MSSQL experience is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms.
- Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
- Exposure to Docker, CI/CD pipelines, or deployment automation.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
- Comfortable working independently on support tickets while effectively collaborating with the wider team.
- Proactive mindset, identifying potential problems before they escalate into incidents.
This position is based in the Canary Islands, Spain. Applicants must possess the legal right to work in Spain. The role is exclusively remote within Spain; we cannot accommodate candidates requiring relocation or visa sponsorship.
What We Offer
- Flexible remote work opportunities within Spain or from our spacious office in Las Palmas G.C.
- A custom-built office featuring outside terraces, a kitchen, and multiple chillout areas. Explore our office photos at https://workincholas.com/en/offices/la-minilla/.
- An extra day of holiday on your birthday, plus Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and January 5th, promoting a healthy work-life balance.
- Private Health Insurance for your well-being.
- Dedicated training budget for professional growth and career development.
- Flexitime options to accommodate your personal schedule.
- Free English / Spanish language lessons.
- Regular team events.
- Join a collaborative team that values creativity and bold ideas.