Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, PHP, Laravel

🕒 August 4

🇵🇭 Philippines – Remote

💵 ₱120k / month

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

👻 Ghost score 69%

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Pear Tree.

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

Pear Tree is a Melbourne‑born offshore recruitment and hiring services company that connects Australian, US, and UK businesses directly with skilled offshore professionals (primarily from the Philippines) without agency markups. They provide end-to-end hiring support — sourcing, screening, skills assessments, video interviews, reference checks — and offer payroll, Employer‑of‑Record, and compliance assistance plus a six‑month replacement guarantee. Pear Tree recruits across IT, sales & marketing, finance, creative, admin and operations roles, emphasizing cost savings, direct pay to talent, and secure onboarding workflows.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable full-stack applications • Translate business and user requirements into secure, efficient, and maintainable software solutions • Develop backend services using PHP, Laravel, and object-oriented development frameworks • Build responsive frontend applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and jQuery • Design and optimise PostgreSQL queries, reports, and high-volume data processing operations • Develop and maintain payment processing, billing, reporting, and third-party integration features • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across application code, databases, and Linux environments • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards, software architecture, and continuous improvement • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, high-performing software • Support platform enhancements while ensuring system stability, security, and performance

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in full-stack software development • Strong commercial experience with PHP and frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony • Advanced proficiency in PostgreSQL, SQL optimisation, and relational database design • Experience building modern web applications using React and TypeScript • Strong knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and jQuery • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, software architecture, and design patterns • Practical experience applying SOLID, DRY, KISS, and YAGNI principles • Experience working in Linux environments, including server troubleshooting and log analysis • Familiarity with Windows development environments • Experience developing or supporting applications involving financial transactions, billing systems, or payment gateways • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within distributed teams • Preferred: experience with enterprise SaaS platforms, regulated industries, external APIs or government systems, AWS or similar cloud infrastructure, legacy application modernisation, CI/CD, automated testing, and Agile practices

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% remote work under Independent Contractor Agreement • AU holidays • Work on a mature, large-scale SaaS platform with real-world technical complexity • Meaningful engineering challenges involving high-volume data, integrations, and business-critical workflows • Collaboration with experienced software engineers, product specialists, and technical leaders • Influence over technical decisions, architecture, and long-term product direction • High level of ownership and autonomy • Continuous learning and exposure to modern development practices

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