Laravel Engineer, 4-Month Contract

As a Laravel Engineer at Planet Argon, your primary responsibilities will include updating and adding functionality to our clients' systems, resolving bugs, and implementing performance improvements. You will also handle complex user interactions through backend APIs, execute software version upgrades, and enhance the site’s search ranking and accessibility. Your role will focus on both client support and maintaining high-quality code in a collaborative environment.

To qualify for the Laravel Engineer role at Planet Argon, candidates should have over 5+ years of experience with Laravel and PHP, as well as familiarity with frontend technologies like React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and TypeScript. Knowledge of AWS tools like Terraform, Lambda, and Docker is also essential. The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong understanding of GitHub Actions and have a passion for delivering high-quality results while working remotely.

The hiring process for the Laravel Engineer position at Planet Argon involves submitting your application by May 2nd, 2025, followed by an initial review where we assess your qualifications. If selected, you will be invited for a remote interview where you will discuss your experience and how it aligns with our team's values. Successful candidates will then be offered a contract position ensuring a smooth integration into our workflow as we work together on exciting projects.

As a Laravel Engineer at Planet Argon, you'll be expected to work approximately 20-30 hours per week, with flexibility in scheduling to accommodate remote work. We prefer candidates who can engage in periodic meetings during EST business hours, ensuring that you have ample support and resources at your disposal as you work on various tasks throughout the contract duration.

At Planet Argon, we value proactivity, curiosity, dependability, versatility, and delightfulness. As a Laravel Engineer, you will be expected to actively seek out opportunities for improvement, remain open to learning and innovation, be dependable in your commitments, adapt to changing requirements, and foster a positive working environment for yourself and your teammates.

When responding to this question, provide specific examples of projects where you've utilized Laravel and PHP. Be sure to discuss your role, the challenges you faced, and the innovative solutions you implemented. Highlight your ability to maintain high-quality code and performance optimization.

Share a structured approach for managing your time effectively, such as prioritization techniques or using project management tools. Highlight a past experience where you successfully met a tight deadline, illustrating your ability to balance multiple tasks while maintaining quality.

When answering this, provide a clear story detailing the bug, how you diagnosed the issue, and the steps you took to resolve it. Emphasize your troubleshooting skills and how you communicated with stakeholders throughout the process to ensure transparency.

Explain your routine for keeping current with Laravel developments, such as following influential developers, participating in online communities, or engaging with webinars and resources. Discuss how this knowledge has positively impacted your work as a Laravel Engineer.

Detail specific techniques you have implemented, such as caching strategies, database optimization, or code refactoring, that enhance Laravel application performance. This shows your expertise in creating efficient, high-performing applications.

Describe your experience working with APIs in past projects, highlighting the requirements, your approach to integration, and how it benefited the application. Stress your understanding of RESTful services and best practices.

Discuss security best practices you've followed, such as input validation, authentication methods, and any monitoring tools you've used. Providing real examples will demonstrate your commitment to secure programming.

Share your experience using version control, particularly Git, and how it enhances collaboration within development teams. Provide examples of how you've managed branches, pull requests, and handled merge conflicts.

Discuss your strategies for effective communication and collaboration in a remote work environment, such as using tools for project management and regular check-ins to maintain team cohesion and productivity.

Reflect on a specific feature development incident that illustrates your skills and creativity. Discuss the objectives, the tools and techniques you employed to build the feature, and the feedback received from users or stakeholders.