Senior Laravel Developer

About DigiFist

At
DigiFist
, we build scalable SaaS products for e-commerce. One of our key initiatives is a
marketing & WhatsApp marketing platform
with multiple modules, tightly integrated with
Shopify
, and delivered through a
distributed app store
model. We're looking for a strong Senior Developer who can take ownership and help us build a robust, scalable product foundation.

What you'll do

As a
Senior Laravel Developer
, you'll work on the core backend of our SaaS applications and help design a platform built for scale.

• Build and maintain
  production-grade Laravel backends
  (API-first)
• Design and implement
  complex integrations
  (Shopify, external services, webhooks, queues, event-driven flows)
• Contribute to
  architecture decisions
  (scalability, security, performance, maintainability)
• Develop modular systems across multiple product modules
• Collaborate with frontend teams using
  React
  to deliver clean end-to-end user flows
• Write clean code, perform code reviews, and uphold engineering standards (tests, CI/CD, best practices)

Who we're looking for (must-haves)

You're truly senior: you don't just \"code\"—you design, think ahead, and deliver reliably.

• 5+ years
  of hands-on experience with
  Laravel/PHP
  in production
• Proven track record across
  multiple Laravel projects
  , with clear ownership and impact
• Strong experience with
  complex system integrations
  (APIs, OAuth, webhooks, third-party services)
• Solid knowledge of
  queues/jobs
  , caching, and performance optimization
• Strong understanding of
  database design
  (migrations, indexing, scalable data structures)
• Great communication, ownership mindset, and ability to work independently

Nice-to-haves (big plus)

• Comfortable with
  React
  (able to collaborate closely; optionally pick up frontend tasks when needed)
• Experience building
  Shopify apps
  (GraphQL/REST, App Bridge, webhooks, billing is a plus)
• Experience with messaging/automation ecosystems (WhatsApp providers, marketing automation concepts)
• DevOps mindset: Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, logging
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS, modular monoliths, or microservices

Tech stack (indicative)

• Laravel / PHP
  , MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Background jobs / queues (e.g., Redis), events & webhooks
• React
  frontend and API integrations
• Shopify integration + distributed app store structure

What we offer

• High-impact work on a product with
  real complexity and ownership
• Direct influence on architecture and roadmap
• A pragmatic team focused on quality + execution
• Hybrid/remote flexibility
• Competitive compensation (depending on freelance vs permanent setup)

How to apply

Please send:

• your LinkedIn/GitHub/portfolio
• a short note about the
  most complex Laravel integration
  you built (what was hard, what you owned, how you solved it)