Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer

Ludus is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our team and help shape the future of our online suite of applications.

Ludus is a SaaS company that builds digital tools trusted by thousands of organizations of all sizes to power their event ticketing, marketing, fundraising, retail, and registration needs.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll join our engineering team as a core contributor during an active migration from a legacy platform to Laravel. Our system runs on PHP, MySQL, Linux, Nginx, Docker, and the Laravel TALL stack. This role will balance refactoring existing code with building new, scalable solutions.

You’ll play a key role in improving the stability, performance, and maintainability of our application as the business grows. We’re looking for someone with strong web fundamentals, a curious mindset, and experience building and scaling web applications. Laravel experience is a plus, but not required.

This role is open to multiple experience levels, with compensation determined by experience and expertise.

Join us in our mission to bring people together through shared experiences and building digital tools for arts organizations.

Learn more about Ludus here

Things you should know before applying

At Ludus, our mission is to bring people together through shared experiences. It’s a big goal that allows for limitless expansion to make a difference in the world.

We move fast and are constantly learning and adapting. We embrace low process and high trust to navigate change and figure out what works.

We believe success is never final and when you think it is, that is when you fail. For us, success is a sum of small efforts, including trial and error, so we move at an unrelenting weekly pace.

In order to grow as a company and individually, discomfort is necessary so we can continue exploring new ideas and push ourselves to build quality tools to offer the best solutions for our customers.

If you prefer a hand‑holding environment where everything is black and white, that’s not us. If you’re a self‑starter and can thrive in controlled chaos, Ludus is the place for you — it’s time to find your role ⬇️

• Active Migration Participation:
  Collaborate with the team on migrating a legacy PHP application to Laravel, establishing sustainable architecture patterns, and supporting others in understanding and adopting new code structures.
• Build & Scale New Features:
  Develop new application features within the Laravel framework, focusing on creating secure, maintainable code.
• Maintain and Enhance Legacy Code:
  Assess and update the existing PHP codebase where necessary to improve performance, security, and functionality as we migrate.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Act as a senior contributor and resource within the team, sharing expertise and supporting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Infrastructure & Performance:
  Contribute to deployment automation, server configuration, and database optimization to keep our application fast, secure, and reliable.

• Experience:
  
  2+ years in building and maintaining web applications.
• Languages & Frameworks:
  Proficiency in web application frameworks/languages.
• Web Fundamentals:
  Strong understanding of front‑end and back‑end development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and HTTP.
• Database
  
  Experience:
  
  Skills in MySQL or similar relational databases, including query optimization, schema design, and migration tools (e.g., Phinx, Artisan).
• System Design:
  Experience architecting scalable systems and designing solutions for long‑term maintainability.

• Experience with Stripe or other payment processing APIs.
• Strong experience with the Laravel Framework
• Strong experience with PHP

• Collaborative & Communicative:
  Demonstrates the ability to work effectively within a team, showing humility and curiosity. Capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear, understandable language for non‑technical stakeholders and less experienced developers.
• Pragmatic Problem Solver:
  Able to balance immediate needs with long‑term scalability, making informed decisions that benefit both the project and the overall…