Back-End Developer - PHP​/Laravel & WordPress Specialist

Back-End Developer - PHP/Laravel & Word Press Specialist

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$75,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr

Crowd Favorite, a leading enterprise Open Source agency, is looking for an experienced back-end developer to join our team, specializing in PHP/Laravel applications, Word Press plugin architecture, and complex system integrations. We are looking for someone who excels at writing clean code, understands the structure behind technical decisions, is well-versed at debugging complex systems, and can clearly communicate in both technical and non-technical language.

As a member of Crowd Favorite, you ll leverage these skills to both build new features and maintain high-performing content management platforms for enterprise clients, with a focus on stability and performance while growing your technical capabilities. In this role, you ll be building scalable APIs, designing and developing custom performant code, and architecting database migrations that move content between different CMS platforms and databases.

This is a fully remote position available worldwide, requiring availability during US Pacific Time business hours (9 AM - 6 PM PST/PDT). We re looking for a creative problem-solving developer who excels at building robust back-end solutions.

• Working with senior developers on custom Laravel applications with complex business logic and integrations
• Building performant Word Press plugins that extend core functionality and integrate with external systems
• Following PSR-4 autoloading standards to ensure maintainable, professional plugin and application architecture
• Creating RESTful APIs that serve multiple front-end applications and third-party integrations
• Implementing database migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms
• Integrating with 3rd-party CRMs, payment processors, and marketing automation platforms
• Optimizing database performance and implementing caching strategies for high-traffic sites
• Troubleshooting and solving issues with existing websites and applications
• Building queue-based background processing systems for data-heavy operations
• Writing effective automated tests (unit, integration, and functional) to ensure code reliability and enable deployments
• Producing clear written and verbal communications for both internal and client-facing needs

Applications without these will not be reviewed. This is a development position, requiring solid evidence of your ability to build effective code and you should be ready to discuss your code, implementation decisions, and testing approaches.

• Git Hub/Git Lab/Bitbucket link showing a Word Press plugin or significant feature you ve built (minimum 300+ lines of your code)
• Be ready to show and discuss Laravel project examples demonstrating API development and database work
• Be ready to show and discuss database migration or data transformation scripts you ve created

• 2-3+ years of Laravel development including Eloquent ORM, queues, and basic package development
• 2-3+ years of Word Press plugin development following established coding standards, including content architecture, custom post types, meta boxes, and hooks/filters
• 2+ years of MySQL database design, optimization, and query development
• 2+ years building and consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON data structures
• Solid experience with database migrations and content transformations between different CMS platforms
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns
• Experience with PSR-4 autoloading and PHP namespace conventions for organized, maintainable Word Press and Laravel codebases
• Testing experience including PHPUnit and Word Press testing frameworks
• Proficiency with Git workflows and deployment pipelines
• Working knowledge of web server configuration (Nginx/Apache), SSL, and hosting environments

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