JavaScript Job: Senior Laravel Developer

Summary

We need a Senior Developer responsible for the technical design and implementation of software solutions, as well as providing technical leadership to our development team. The Senior Developer's duty is to plan the different features of a program and integrate them into a functioning system. Their duties include determining the technical specifications of a project or update, creating technical blueprints and editing code. They will also take a lead role in developing software in PHP and related technologies as part of new and existing projects. This role quickly translates users’ needs into producible designs, and consequently, working software.

About BetterCarPeople

BetterCarPeople provides Software Assisted Services to North American automotive dealerships. Car shoppers searching online typically engage three dealerships, but the first to respond is most likely to get the sale. BetterCarPeople’s services are focused on helping our clients win the car buyers with quick quality responses via email or phone.

Founded twelve years ago with decades of automotive experience, BetterCarPeople quickly became associated with the most successful car dealers in America and continues to grow with new offerings to help our clients succeed.

Our Needs

We are growing. As our client dealerships and manufacturers continue to ask more of our services, we continue to rise to their requests. We have more features and more products to build, and we want your help to get them done right. To that end, we are seeking to migrate our products to a Laravel back end and refactor legacy code.

About Our Technology Team

Our team is small yet powerful. With a variety of skill levels and an emphasis on cooperation and cross-training, we connect the success of our clients to the success of our employees. Our predominantly full-stack developers have benefited from both the vanilla nature of our custom PHP application framework and the freedom to explore new libraries to use with it, ensuring a robust skill set that can be valuable in future endeavors.

Simply put, we try to help each other grow better at our craft.

Our Benefits

• Monday-Friday schedule
• Paid training and equipment
• Competitive: Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance
• 401k with match
• Flex Spending Account
• Paid vacation
• Work from home

Expectations

• You should be very proficient with Laravel and PHP in general.
• You should be able to demonstrate the kind of computer science understanding and experience typical for someone with at least five years of professional experience.
• You should have a demonstrated ability to take a concept through design and implementation with little assistance.
• You should have an enthusiasm for offering assistance to the more junior developers in our team and requesting guidance from our more senior members.
• Evaluating, identifying and developing software solutions
• Leading software development projects
• Documenting and recording every aspect of an application or software
• Planning, tracking and scheduling software deliverables
• Locating and directing solutions for critical challenges involving software and hardware interface
• Looking for problems within software systems and resolving the issues
• Meet with staff to determine various parameters necessary for all upcoming developments
• Take a lead role in expanding existing products
• Take a lead role in maintaining integrity of dependent systems
• Determine feasibility, requirements, a potential solutions of development opportunities
• Improve operations by identifying optimization and integration opportunities
• Prepare and install solutions by designing, programming, and documenting new software
• Monitor and maintain software systems and their dependencies
• Adjust user interfaces based on user feedback
• Drafting planning documents and documenting new software
• Ensuring the successful deployment of products and changes
• Improve operations by identifying optimization and integration opportunities
• Protect operations by keeping information confidential
• Thorough understanding of Object oriented analysis and design and enterprise architecture patterns
• Fluent with PHP, Laravel, MySQL
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, RESTful APIs, and OO Design
• Demonstrated understanding of front-end web application development, including PHP, Laravel, VueJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and associated technologies (build systems, cloud-based environments, full-stack architectures, etc.)
• Strong understanding of best practices in front-end web application architecture and development
• Worked in environments following Agile development methodologies
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively with the ability to deliver against several initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to manage complex and diverse projects
• 10+ years of technical leadership and architecture experience
• Proven ability to think strategically, innovatively, and develop tactical execution plans to drive success
• Proven ability to analyze and evaluate technologies and vendors to drive strategic and tactical recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong presence; able to develop presentations/communications that achieve maximum impact and influence
• Ability to navigate at all levels in the organization and interact effectively and confidently with audiences of varying skill sets and authority
• Proven strong leader that positively motivates others and successfully builds relationships.
• Collaborative, able to bring teams together and direct work to achieve goals
• Ability to manage issue resolution - including the identification of issues, developing a resolution plan, and executing the changes needed
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications.
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Technical Capacity
• Communication Proficiency
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• General Programming Skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Laravel: 3 years (Required)
• PHP: 4 years (Required)
• SQL: 4 years (Required)
• Web Development: 7 years (Required)
• Software architecture: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote