Backend Software Engineer (PHP / Laravel)
RemoteUnited Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesRemoteFull TimeLarge
Full TimeLarge
Job Summary
Build and maintain backend services and REST APIs in Laravel/PHP, designing data models, writing migrations, and optimizing queries for MySQL or PostgreSQL. Improve performance and reliability through monitoring, debugging, and incident support while writing automated tests and contributing to code reviews. Support CI/CD pipelines using Docker and GitHub Actions, collaborating across teams to ensure smooth integrations and documenting workflows clearly. Join a small, ambitious team redefining primary healthcare delivery with an AI-enabled platform, selected for the UAE Ministry of Economy's Future 50 list.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years building production systems with PHP and Laravel (or equivalent experience)
- Strong understanding of relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL) and query optimization
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs (authentication, pagination, versioning)
- Comfort with Git and modern development workflows (PRs, reviews, CI/CD)
- Experience writing automated tests (PHPUnit and/or Pest)
- Clear communicator who can collaborate in a remote team
Desired Qualifications
- Redis, queues, background jobs, and event-driven patterns
- Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Familiarity with data interoperability standards such as HL7 2.x and FHIR for health information exchange, and integration engines like Mirth Connect
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