Lead PHP-Laravel Developer

  • New Haven, CT
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 1 day ago

Overview

On Site
$60 - $70
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Elasticsearch
Git
PHP
Laravel

Job Details

Must have-- Elastic Search, Laravel

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Lead PHP-Laravel Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Elastic Search to lead the development of a new product pricing platform. This platform will serve as a central hub for the Marketing Department and play a critical role in the modernization of our overall technology infrastructure. As the Lead Developer, you will be responsible for overseeing the full development lifecycle, ensuring the platform is scalable, high-performing, and maintainable. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Product, and Engineering to align technical solutions with strategic business goals. This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to shape a key initiative within our evolving tech ecosystem.

As an Elastic & Laravel/Vapor Lead, you will be responsible for designing, developing, customizing, and maintaining in-house built solutions using Laravel/Vapor & Elastic Search integrated with Azure, AEM and ETL Tool. You will work closely with our design and development teams to deliver high-quality, scalable and robust solutions to serve many front-end applications.

This position will be full-time onsite in Berlin, CT or New Haven, CT.

What will you be doing

  • Lead daily stand-up meetings, provide technical direction, and mentor team members to foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Design data ingestion and consumption Apis at Laravel/Vapor.
  • Design and optimize Elastic indices based on business requirements
  • Built and designed utilities in Elastic console.
  • Integrate and optimize Elastic Search for high-performance search capabilities.
  • Ensure performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
  • Understand & secure Elastic Search clusters to protect data integrity and privacy.
  • Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
  • Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
  • Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and develop new features.

What are we looking for

  • Proven experience as a Laravel Architect or Lead.
  • Must have 7-10 experience as a Developer
  • Must hold 2-3+ years at the Principal level in order to be considered as a leader for this group.
  • Strong proficiency in PHP along with Laravel framework.
  • Must have some exposure or hands-on experience in working with Vapor for serverless deployment.
  • In-depth knowledge of Elastic Search and integrations with Laravel/Vapor.
  • Deep understanding of Elastic Search architecture, including cluster management and configuration.
  • Proven experience of designing Elastic Search based solutions with Open Source.
  • Proficiency in Elastic Search query language and plugins development.
  • Knowledge of integrating Elastic Search with other components of the Elastic Stack like Logstash, Kibana etc.
  • Extensive experience with Laravel configuration and projects deployments.
  • Experience with log debugging tools like rollbar.
  • Experience with version control systems (Git).

Preferred Skills

  • Industry-recognized certifications, such as the Elastic Certified Engineer, to validate skills and enhance professional standing.
  • Multiple projects designing experience with Laravel/Vapor
  • Familiarity with Docker or NixOS.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Thanks & Regards

Prashant Awasthi

Vastika Inc.

1200 West Walnut Hill Lane, Suite# 2200

Irving, TX 75038

Cell

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