Back-End Software Engineer (Laravel)

• This position is available immediately as a fully remote role in Tbilisi, Georgia.
• We are a US-based fintech company currently looking for a creative Senior Back-End Software Engineer. We are looking for a bright individual who can handle the following responsibilities:
• Develop new fintech applications and add features to existing ones;
• Optimize code for maximum scalability and maintainability;
• Interact with team members throughout the application life-cycle;
• Build microservices and help design microservice infrastructure;
• Availability on evenings for meetings and necessary communication with team members.

Requirements

• At least eight years of software development experience, including experience of successfully launching real-world products;
• Strong understanding of OOP;
• Strong knowledge of PHP (Laravel) with minimum of 5 years;
• A strong understanding of Laravel’s Service Container, Eloquent ORM, Queues, Cache, and other related concepts.
• Writing scalable, clean, maintainable and well documented code and applications capable of handling high loads;
• Strong Understanding of stateless concepts;
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis);
• Practical knowledge of distributed messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka) for inter-service communication and event streaming in microservices;
• Strong Experience creating RESTfulAPIs;
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security;
• Strong Experience building and maintaining microservices in production and designing microservice infrastructure;
• Extensive experience using Git and GitHub;
• Demonstrated hands-on experience utilizing authorized Enterprise AI Tools for software development, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation, combined with the ability to critically review, secure, and refine AI-generated outputs;
• Experience building MCP servers is a plus;
• Eagerness to explore and learn new programming languages, tools, and applications;
• Be sharp, driven and entrepreneurial;
• Strong English communication skills;