Senior Full Stack Developer - B2B Platform (Laravel + Nuxt/Vue)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Full lifecycle development: architect, build and ship end-to-end B2B features across the stack, from Laravel/Doctrine JSON:API endpoints to reactive Nuxt 3/4 Vue components and server routes
• ▹Develop and optimize high-performance embedded widget systems, Nitro server engine logic, iframe cross-origin messaging, client event-tracking SDKs and data ingestion pipelines
• ▹Design robust relational database schemas (MySQL), Doctrine entity mappings, clean migrations, performant RESTful/JSON:API contracts and Redis caching layers
• ▹Integrate AI coding tools (Cursor, Gemini) into daily development for rapid prototyping, refactoring, test generation and building LLM-driven product features (e.g. automated applicant evaluation)
• ▹Integrate and maintain third-party services and APIs, including CRM platforms, error tracking systems, payment gateways and cloud data services
• ▹Establish comprehensive automated test coverage (PHPUnit for backend, Playwright and Vitest for E2E/components) integrated into CI/CD pipelines
• ▹Conduct thorough, constructive code reviews and collaborate with product managers, QA engineers and leadership to elevate team standards

Requirements

• ▹4+ years of professional full-stack web development experience, with at least 1 year actively using AI coding assistants in daily engineering workflows
• ▹Strong commercial experience with PHP 8+ and Laravel (clean service architecture, queues/jobs, middleware, OAuth2/Passport authentication)
• ▹Deep proficiency in modern Vue 3 (Composition API), Nuxt 3 or Nuxt 4, TypeScript, Pinia state management and Tailwind CSS
• ▹Strong relational database modeling and query optimization in MySQL, plus solid ORM experience (Doctrine ORM / DBAL, or deep Eloquent experience with the ability to adapt to Doctrine quickly)
• ▹Deep understanding of RESTful / JSON:API standards, server-side validation error mapping, request formatting and Redis performance caching
• ▹Active daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Gemini) for coding, debugging and test creation
• ▹Hands-on experience writing backend test suites (PHPUnit) and frontend/E2E tests (Playwright, Vitest or Cypress)
• ▹Solid working knowledge of Git, CI/CD release pipelines, Docker containerization and Linux/container environments
• ▹Exceptional written technical communication for PRs, architectural design docs and issue tracking; high autonomy in multi-service codebases

Nice to have

• ▹Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• ▹Advanced degree or formal certifications in Cloud Architecture, Modern Software Engineering or AI Engineering
• ▹Direct production experience with Doctrine ORM / DBAL in Laravel environments
• ▹Experience developing embeddable web widgets, lightweight JavaScript tracking SDKs, iframe cross-origin communication or browser fingerprinting
• ▹Experience with Nitro server engines, Bun runtime, PrimeVue components or streaming data into data warehouses (e.g. BigQuery)
• ▹Integration experience with payment processors (Stripe/Braintree) and B2B subscription billing lifecycles
• ▹Practical experience integrating Google Gemini models (prompt engineering, structured JSON outputs, Gemini API / SDKs)
• ▹Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Kubernetes, Cloud Build)
• ▹Prior experience in a Tech Lead or Team Lead capacity: driving architectural decisions, coordinating delivery, unblocking team members
• ▹Background in high-growth B2B SaaS platforms, grant/applicant management systems, EdTech, recruitment/ATS tools or conversion tracking ecosystems
• ▹Strong product ownership mindset: evaluating engineering trade-offs through user experience, conversion funnel impact and business value

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Fully remote, work from anywhere
• ▹Unlimited PTO
• ▹Coworking budget of $200/month
• ▹Hardware budget of up to $1,600
• ▹Annual company off-sites
• ▹Continuous learning culture
• ▹High impact and ownership in a small team

About the company

ScholarshipOwl is the largest scholarship marketplace in the US, using AI to connect 14 million students looking for scholarships with companies looking for students.