About the Role
Our client is looking for a hands-on Laravel engineer with proven experience using Laravel Lighthouse to power their GraphQL API.
They has an existing production codebase and need someone who can set up and extend their Lighthouse schema from day one.
There is no time for learning the fundamentals on the job; you either already know Lighthouse or can ramp up in under a week.
Responsibilities
- Own the setup, configuration, and extension of their Laravel Lighthouse implementation.
- Build and maintain scalable GraphQL schemas, queries, and mutations to support mobile and web clients.
- Collaborate with frontend and mobile developers to ensure seamless integration.
- Design and optimize relational database schemas (MySQL) for performance and maintainability.
- Write clean, well-tested code following Laravel best practices.
- Contribute to sprint planning and team discussions; work in US hours.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
- Demonstrated experience with
PHP
&
Laravel Lighthouse
.
- Strong SQL/
MySQL
skills, including schema design and optimization.
- Strong knowledge of Redis, queues, and caching strategies.
- Experience with
REST APIs
and
GraphQL
(beyond theory — actual implementations).
- Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, or cloud environments (AWS/GCP) is a plus.
- Excellent communication in English; able to work collaboratively with distributed teams.