Laravel Developer

Client: NC DPI

Location: Raleigh, NC

Duration: 12+ months

We are seeking a highly skilled Laravel Full-Stack Developer with strong platform and cloud awareness to support and evolve an existing enterprise web application

**This is a hybrid position based in Raleigh, NC to work onsite two days a week.
**The max rate for this position is $65/hour.

Job Summary Laravel Developer:

We are seeking a highly skilled Laravel Full-Stack Developer with strong platform and cloud awareness to support and evolve an existing enterprise web application. This role combines hands-on full-stack development, solution upkeep, and forward-looking planning for modernization and potential platform migration.

The ideal candidate is comfortable owning the application end-to-end from Laravel backend and Node.js (or other) frontend to deployment and operational considerations while working closely with Enterprise Architecture, cloud, security, and other stakeholders to align with organizational standards and long-term strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain, support, and enhance an existing Laravel-based web applications and interfaces
• Develop and maintain frontend components using modern Node.js (other) frameworks
• Own full-stack integration including APIs, authentication, data access, and application security
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across application, container, and cloud infrastructure layers
• Participate in solution roadmap planning and future-state architecture discussions
• Coordinate and align planning and technical decisions with Enterprise Architecture, security, and infrastructure teams
• Ensure application changes comply with enterprise standards, architectural principles, and governance requirements
• Contribute to evaluation and planning for platform modernization, including:
• Migration to public cloud
• Consideration of SaaS or MSP-operated hosting models
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment reliability, and operational practices
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, design artifacts, and decision records

• Collaborate effectively with product owners, architects, and stakeholders in a hybrid work environment

Qualifications (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities):

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Laravel (application architecture, queues, jobs, migrations, security)
• Demonstrated proficiency with Node.js and at least one modern frontend framework
• Proven full-stack development experience in production environments
• Demonstrated experience with containerized applications (Docker, ECS, AKS, Kubernetes, Azure App Services, or similar)
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS; Azure strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with managed services and PaaS/SaaS hosting models
• Experience working with GitHub Enterprise and collaborative development workflows
• Strong communication skills and experience working with cross-functional stakeholders

Preferred:

• Experience migrating applications between cloud platforms
• Hands-on experience with Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps, or similar PaaS offerings
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation)
• Experience working with MSPs or SaaS hosting providers
• Prior experience in enterprise or regulated environments