Quick Summary
N-iX is seeking a freelance Senior Engineer to consolidate two legacy client portals into a single modern platform using PHP (Laravel), RabbitMQ, MySQL, Nuxt.js (Vue.js), and AWS. This role requires over five years of commercial software engineering experience, deep expertise in PHP 8.x and Laravel, and hands-on experience with AWS, event-driven architecture, and frontend components. The position offers a flexible working format (remote, office, or hybrid) with a distributed team across multiple time zones.
Our Client is a global leader in corporate brand protection and domain management, serving Fortune 500 and large enterprises with domain registration, online brand monitoring, and anti-counterfeiting services.
Project Description:
The Client is consolidating two legacy client portals into a single modern platform, bringing feature parity ahead of client migration. Stack: PHP (Laravel), RabbitMQ, MySQL, Nuxt.js (Vue.js) on AWS.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with strong hands-on PHP expertise
- Deep expertise in PHP 8.x and Laravel (or comparable modern frameworks)
- Solid experience with RabbitMQ and event-driven architecture
- Strong MySQL skills — schema design, query optimization, performance tuning
- Hands-on experience with AWS services
- Experience with Nuxt.js / Vue.js and comfort working across the stack
- Strong understanding of testing practices — unit, feature, and integration testing (PHPUnit / Pest)
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows
- Ability to work in a distributed, multi-timezone team (US / UK / Brazil)
- Excellent English communication skills
- Experience working in Agile / Scrum / Kanban
Nice to Have:
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor)
- Background in SaaS, multi-tenant platforms, or large-scale B2B portals
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deliver high-quality PHP / Laravel code for the portal feature parity workstream
- Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions alongside the Tech Lead
- Work across the stack where needed, including Nuxt.js / Vue.js frontend components
- Write clean, testable code with appropriate unit and feature test coverage
- Participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and maintaining code quality standards
- Break down user stories into technical tasks; estimate effort during sprint planning
- Collaborate closely with QA to enable test automation and catch regressions early
- Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root-cause analysis
- Engage with Client engineering counterparts in US / UK / Brazil on integration points and delivery milestones
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retros, demos)
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
not applicable for freelancers