Senior PHP (Laravel) Developer

<p><em>NOTE: This is a full-time, remote, long-term position at a product-based company, accommodating time zones across Europe, Africa, and South/Central/Western Asia. Multiple spots are open for this role.</em></p><p>The Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) is a leader in UX and UI design education and our reputation is built on <strong>high-quality courses and masterclasses </strong>that set the bar in the industry. Our goal? To <strong>revolutionize the standard for UX learning</strong> worldwide. That's why we're on the lookout for a Senior PHP Developer whose skills match the excellence of our educational materials. If you're inspired to <strong>take online education to new heights</strong> and eager to <strong>make a meaningful impact</strong>, we're excited to meet you.</p><p>Here, you’ll never have to advocate for the <strong>importance of investing in code quality—</strong>our founder is a coder himself, and our<strong> elegant code </strong>is the vein that keeps the IxDF healthy and growing. You’ll <strong>work on stimulating projects </strong>in a healthy, collaborative environment where<strong> your ideas and time are valued</strong>. You’ll be involved in decision-making processes, which means there are incredible opportunities for you to <strong>take initiative and grow </strong>here. In fact, it’s encouraged! </p><p>This is a <strong>rare opportunity </strong>to work exclusively with senior-level PHP devs in a diverse, highly organized, result-driven environment where you can <strong>thrive personally and professionally</strong>. </p><p></p><h3><strong>About the Project</strong></h3><p>Our Dev Team is dedicated to enhancing our primary product: a web application hosting online courses, masterclasses, and community tools. Started in 2013, we've consistently improved code quality, features, and test coverage, achieving nearly zero legacy code or technical debt. How? Through our rigorously refined <a href="https://ui-kit.interaction-design.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><strong>IxDF UI Kit</strong></a> and JavaScript conventions for the front end, and steadfast IxDF <a href="https://handbook.interaction-design.org/library/backend/conventions--php.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><strong>PHP</strong></a> and <a href="https://handbook.interaction-design.org/library/backend/conventions--laravel.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Laravel</strong></a> conventions for the back end. Our CI is highly automated with tools like Psalm (max level), PHPStan (max level), Rector, PHPCS, PHP-CS-Fixer, Deptrac, phpcpd, ESLint, etc.</p><p></p><h3><strong>The Stack You Will Work On</strong></h3><p>#UseThePlatform. We use modern web standards and APIs available in evergreen browsers to achieve the best performance without the need to upgrade to a new framework every few years. Our key technologies include:</p><ul> <li>Always the latest PHP and Laravel versions</li> <li>Well-organized medium-size Laravel project divided into 30+modules</li> <li>Laravel ecosystem: Horizon, Nova, Scout, Pennant, Octane</li> <li>Vanilla JavaScript (incl. Web Components) and Vue.js for Laravel Nova</li> <li>Server: Docker, nginx</li> <li>DBs: MySQL, Redis</li> <li>Testing: PHPUnit, Laravel Dusk, cypress.io</li> <li>Advanced CI/CD: GitHub actions + Deployer, enabling multiple daily zero-downtime deployments.</li> <li>Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Twilio, MailerLite, GitHub and other integrations.</li> <li>Cloud: Amazon S3, CloudFront</li> </ul><h3><strong>What You Will Be Doing</strong></h3><p>You'll collaborate with senior developers, UI/UX designers, content and product leads, and our founders. Your main responsibilities will be to:</p><ul> <li>Contribute to the <strong>development of the back-end for interaction-design.org</strong>, encompassing new features, occasional refactorings, and infrequent bug fixes.</li> <li>Write maintainable and <strong>clean back-end code</strong>, including our open-source packages.</li> <li> <strong>Engage with cross-functional teams</strong> to refine specifications for new features and enhancements.</li> <li> <strong>Maintain up-to-date documentation </strong>for all developed and modified code (MD + mermaid.js).</li> <li>Consistently expand test coverage using PHPUnit and cypress.io, with a preference for TDD.</li> <li>Proactively <strong>engage in refactoring processes to reduce technical debt</strong>, aiming for an optimal developer experience.</li> <li> <strong>Review peers' code submissions</strong>, utilizing PR reviews as a knowledge-sharing and problem-solving tool.</li> <li>Participate in planning, stand-up, and workshop video calls, enjoying <strong>3 meeting-free days weekly for focused work</strong>.</li> <li>Frequently deploy your code with <strong>multiple daily releases </strong>(incrementally ship features using feature flags).</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>You possess expert knowledge in PHP and