About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Laravel Engineer with a knack for designing high-quality, scalable architectures and leading product development from concept to completion. Shaping engineers work closely with product managers to understand business needs, make critical architectural decisions, and oversee the development process by guiding a team of implementation engineers. If you have a deep understanding of Laravel, experience in making strategic architectural choices, and enjoy mentoring others, we’d love to connect.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the architecture and design of complex features, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate product requirements into actionable, well-documented technical solutions.
• Make architectural decisions and establish technical patterns for the team to follow.
• Create and assign development tasks to Implementation Engineers, ensuring the final product meets our high standards.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews, providing constructive feedback and identifying areas for improvement.
• Mentor junior developers and Implementation Engineers, fostering growth in best practices and career development.
• Develop and implement testing strategies to ensure reliability and performance.
• Proactively troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and implement solutions to increase system efficiency.

Qualifications:
• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience as a PHP Developer, working in Laravel or a similar framework.
• Technical Leadership: Proven experience in leading architectural decisions and influencing product design at a high level.
• Backend Proficiency: Expertise in PHP, Laravel, and database management (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Front-End Familiarity: Working knowledge of front-end technologies like Vue.js, React, or similar.
• API Mastery: Experience with designing and integrating RESTful APIs.
• DevOps & Deployment: Knowledge of server management and deployment strategies, including experience with Docker or similar tools.
• Testing & QA: Experience with testing frameworks such as PHPUnit or Laravel Dusk.
• Best Practices: Strong understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and best practices for secure and efficient code.

Bonus Qualifications:
• Experience with AI and OCR tools (e.g., OpenAI) to drive innovation in our product offerings.
• Familiarity with microservices and multi-tenant architecture for SaaS platforms.
• Experience with advanced deployment and containerization strategies (e.g., Kubernetes).

Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make key decisions independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in explaining complex technical concepts.
• Comfortable owning projects, driving them to completion, and mentoring team members along the way.

Location:
• This is a flexible, remote role for candidates based in the U.S.

Benefits:
• Salary: $115k - $140k annually. Exact compensation may vary based upon skills, experience and location.
• Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD/ADD, Life Insurance, HSA/FSA.
• Retirement: Matching 401(k) plan.
• Time Off: Generous time off policy, 11 paid holidays, and office closure during the last week of the year.

About Leasecake:

Leasecake empowers customers to gain clear insights into their real estate portfolios, helping them identify and mitigate location risks. By reducing risk, our customers can focus on their core business, driving greater growth and efficiency. We serve corporations, franchisors, and franchisees within the restaurant and service-retail sectors across North America. As we succeed in this market, we aim to expand our offerings to other industries and regions globally. Leasecake is consistently recognized as a leader in Lease Administration and Lease Accounting.

We hire smart, curious people who smile easily and love to learn. Our team is diverse, high-performing, and self-starting, always seeking to improve value creation for our teams, customers, and investors. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume to .

Interview Process:

We value your time and strive to make our interview process transparent. Here’s what to expect:
• Resume Screening: Our team will review your resume to ensure you meet our qualifications. Successful candidates will move on to the next step.
• Introductory Call: A call with our People Leader to discuss role expectations, career opportunities at Leasecake, salary, benefits, and company culture.
• Up to 3 Technical Interviews: Meetings with members of our Technical, Product, and Executive teams.

Throughout the process, we’ll ask questions and actively listen to learn about you. Not all candidates will go through every step, as you or we may determine you aren’t the right fit for Leasecake. If this happens, we will be candid with you so that you can pursue a career at a company that is a better fit for helping you become the best version of yourself.

While we are committed to finding the right person for this role, we are not under a strict timeline to fill the position. Our priority is finding the right match rather than rushing to fill a spot.

Leasecake is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Prescription drug insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• Monday to Friday

Experience:
• Front-end development: 2 years (Required)
• Back-end development: 5 years (Required)
• APIs: 5 years (Required)
• Laravel: 5 years (Required)
• PHP: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote