Senior Backend Engineer (PHP & Laravel)

Join Our Team

Oowlish, one of Latin America's rapidly expanding software development companies, is seeking experienced technology professionals to enhance our diverse and vibrant team.

As a valued member of Oowlish, you will collaborate with premier clients from the United States and Europe, contributing to pioneering digital solutions. Our commitment to creating a nurturing work environment is recognized by our certification as a Great Place to Work, where you will have opportunities for professional development, growth, and a chance to make a significant international impact.

We offer the convenience of remote work, allowing you to craft a work-life balance that suits your personal and professional needs. We're looking for candidates who are passionate about technology, proficient in English, and excited to engage in remote collaboration for a worldwide presence.

We are looking for an experienced PHP Developer to join our team on a part-time basis. The ideal candidate has a strong background in PHP and experience with the Laravel framework, as well as a commitment to building robust applications that enhance user experience. This role involves working on exciting projects where you'll utilize your expertise with REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using PHP and Laravel.
• Develop new features while maintaining and improving existing backend systems.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in collaboration with QA, Support, and DevOps teams.
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party services and internal APIs.
• Develop automated tests for APIs and critical backend workflows.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing.
• Monitor application performance, logs, and system health to proactively identify issues.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Document technical solutions, troubleshooting procedures, and internal processes.
• Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and engineering standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong experience building scalable backend applications.
• Strong SQL knowledge, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience writing automated API tests.
• Experience with Git and GitHub collaborative workflows.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with Docker.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Experience using monitoring and logging tools.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Must have

• 5+ years of PHP development experience.
• Strong Laravel framework experience.
• Experience designing scalable RESTful APIs.
• Strong SQL knowledge with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Experience optimizing database performance.
• Experience writing automated API tests.
• Experience with Docker.
• Experience using Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices.
• Experience troubleshooting production issues.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments.
• Experience using monitoring/logging tools (Rollbar, CloudWatch, or similar).

Nice to have

• Experience with healthcare or regulated industries.
• Experience working with telehealth platforms.
• Experience designing distributed backend architectures.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience improving development processes.
• Experience mentoring junior developers.
• Experience with performance tuning and scalability.
• Experience working in fully remote engineering teams.