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# Senior Software Engineer (Laravel | Next.js | PostgreSQL)

- **Company:** PETROFF LAW OFFICES, LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Cron, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Laravel, PostgreSQL, Linux Servers, MongoDB, Nginx, Payment Gateway, Performance Tuning, Queue Management Systems, RabbitMQ, Redis, OpenAI, Digitalocean, Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Applications, WebSocket, Enterprise Software Applications, Tailwind, ReactJS, Database Performance, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Cloudflare, Codebase, Front End Software Development, Claude, Google Gemini, Restful APIs, Api Management, Docker
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/przbqy96mt

## About the Role

Frontend

 * Next.js

 * React.js

 * TypeScript

 * JavaScript

 * Tailwind CSS

Backend

 * Laravel

 * PHP

 * REST APIs

Database

 * PostgreSQL

 * MongoDB (Migration in Progress)

Infrastructure

 * Docker

 * Linux

 * Nginx

 * Git

 * CI/CD

 * Cloudflare

Nice to Have

 * Redis

 * RabbitMQ

 * WebSockets

 * AWS

 * DigitalOcean

 * Kubernetes

 * AI APIs (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude), * Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience.

 * Strong expertise in Laravel.

 * Strong experience with Next.js and React.js.

 * Experience working with PostgreSQL.

 * Good understanding of MongoDB.

 * Experience building and consuming REST APIs.

 * Hands-on experience with Docker.

 * Experience working on Linux servers.

 * Understanding of CI/CD workflows.

 * Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

 * Experience working on production applications.

 * Ability to quickly understand large codebases.

 * Good communication and teamwork skills., * SaaS platforms

 * Enterprise software

 * High-traffic web applications

 * AI-powered products

 * Payment gateway integrations

 * ERP integrations

 * Queue management

 * Redis

 * Cloud Infrastructure

 * Performance optimization

## Description

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working on modern technologies, and taking ownership of products used by real users.

You'll be joining an existing engineering team to help accelerate the development of one of our flagship products.

The application is already in production and includes:

 * Large Laravel backend

 * Next.js frontend

 * PostgreSQL database

 * Existing MongoDB components (currently being migrated)

 * Multiple third-party API integrations

 * Background jobs & queues

 * Scheduled cron jobs

 * Dockerized infrastructure

 * CI/CD pipelines

 * Cloud-based deployment

You'll work closely with our existing DevOps engineer to improve deployments, infrastructure, scalability, and application performance., * Develop new features for an enterprise-scale web application.

 * Understand and work within an existing production codebase.

 * Build and maintain Laravel APIs and backend services.

 * Develop frontend features using Next.js and React.

 * Complete the migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL.

 * Optimize PostgreSQL queries and database performance.

 * Integrate and maintain third-party APIs.

 * Manage cron jobs, queues, scheduled tasks, and background workers.

 * Collaborate with the DevOps engineer on deployments, CI/CD, and infrastructure improvements.

 * Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term solutions.