Senior Web Application Developer – Telecom

Job Title: Senior Web Application Developer
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Maitland, FL 32751 / Overland Park, KS / Remote
Remote: Yes – Eastern or Central Time Zone candidates only
Openings: 2
Interview: Client Interview Required

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Web Application Developer with strong telecommunications domain expertise and modern full-stack web application development skills. This position will support and enhance a mission-critical telecommunications operations platform that has been in production for more than ten years.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Tailwind CSS, along with a strong understanding of telecommunications systems, operational workflows, and production environments. You will work within a mature application while contributing to new development, legacy modernization, performance improvements, and technical debt reduction.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, maintain, and enhance features for a mission-critical telecommunications operations platform.
• Develop backend applications and services using PHP and Laravel.
• Build responsive and maintainable front-end applications using Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Tailwind CSS.
• Work within a large and mature codebase while maintaining backward compatibility and system stability.
• Apply telecommunications domain knowledge to understand business requirements, network-service workflows, and operational processes.
• Diagnose and resolve complex application, data, workflow, and production issues.
• Perform debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Use GitLab for source control, branching, merge requests, issue tracking, releases, and documentation.
• Participate in peer code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback.
• Validate peer development through functional testing, regression testing, and acceptance-criteria validation.
• Create and maintain automated tests and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with developers, QA teams, product owners, operations teams, and telecommunications subject-matter experts.
• Support production releases and troubleshoot operational issues when required.
• Contribute to application modernization, technical debt reduction, performance improvements, and architectural planning.
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and technical analysis.
• Ensure software changes meet reliability, maintainability, security, and business-continuity requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Professional experience developing and supporting production web applications.
• Strong telecommunications/telecom domain experience with knowledge of telecommunications systems, network services, operational workflows, or network operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Experience developing modern front-end applications using Vue.js.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS.
• Experience with Tailwind CSS or a similar utility-first CSS framework.
• Experience with GitLab, including repositories, branches, merge requests, code reviews, and issue management.
• Experience maintaining and enhancing large, mature, mission-critical applications.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience performing code reviews and validating development work completed by other engineers.
• Experience with automated testing, functional testing, regression testing, or integration testing.
• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools in a professional engineering environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with technical and business teams.
• Ability to work primarily during Eastern or Central Time Zone business hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other containerized deployment technologies.
• Experience with legacy application modernization and incremental migration strategies.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Experience with RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational databases, asynchronous processing, caching, and application monitoring.
• Experience with unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end test automation.
• Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical operational applications.
• Knowledge of secure software development and production observability.
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or issue-driven development environments.

Work Location

Candidates may be considered for:

• Maitland, FL 32751 – near Orlando, FL
• Overland Park, KS
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