Senior Laravel Backend Developer

2 days ago

Qesm nd October Al Jizah, Egypt Vexxa Full time 60,000 - 120,000 per year

Senior Laravel Backend Developer (Freelance) – Ride-Hailing Platform

We are looking for a Senior Laravel Backend Developer (Freelance) to work on the backend of a large-scale ride-hailing application similar to InDriver / Uber.

This role requires strong experience in scalable architectures, real-time systems, and high-performance APIs.

This is a remote, project-based role with potential for ongoing collaboration.

About the Project

The backend powers a full ride-hailing ecosystem that includes:

  • Rider mobile app (Flutter / React Native)
  • Driver mobile app
  • Real-time trip tracking and bidding
  • Parcel delivery workflow
  • Wallet system (transactions, balances, payouts)
  • Role-based admin dashboard (Laravel)
  • Real-time updates using Laravel WebSockets / Pusher /
  • Maps, routing, and geolocation APIs

The current codebase is functional but requires a senior developer to refactor, optimize, and prepare it for scaling and new features.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Laravel Backend Developer, you will:

  • Perform a full audit and refactor of the existing Laravel backend
  • Design and implement clean, scalable backend architecture
  • Develop RESTful APIs for mobile applications
  • Implement real-time operations (WebSockets / Pusher / )
  • Improve maps and trip-tracking logic
  • Optimize database structure and heavy queries
  • Build and maintain modules for: users, drivers, admins, trips, routes, wallet, payments, notifications
  • Ensure API stability and performance under high traffic
  • Apply advanced security and best practices
  • Document backend structure for future development

Required Skills & Experience

Candidates must meet
all
of the following:

  • Minimum 4+ years of professional experience with Laravel / PHP
  • Strong experience building scalable REST APIs
  • Experience with Laravel WebSockets / Pusher /
  • Redis + Queue Workers + Horizon
  • JWT / Sanctum authentication
  • Strong SQL and database design (MySQL)
  • Experience with maps, geolocation, or trip-tracking logic
  • Solid understanding of real-time systems
  • Ability to refactor legacy or messy code into clean, maintainable architecture
  • Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills

Preferred Experience (Bonus)

(Not required but a strong advantage)

  • Experience building ride-hailing / delivery / logistics platforms
  • Integration with Google Maps APIs
  • experience for real-time services
  • Payment integrations (Paymob, Stripe, Hyperpay, etc.)
  • Knowledge of microservices architecture

How to Apply

Please send:

  • Your name
  • Years of Laravel experience
  • GitHub or portfolio links
  • Examples of backend systems you built
  • Experience with real-time apps (if any)
  • Your WhatsApp number for quick communication

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