About the Role:
We're seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer / Tech Lead to serve as the technical anchor. You'll partner with engineering leadership to establish team standards, mentor teammates, and contribute hands-on code. This role requires someone who can balance leadership with execution, helping drive a team toward high-quality, production-ready software.
Our stack includes Laravel 12, Vue.js, MySQL, Redis, and TailwindCSS.
What You'll Do:
Partner with engineering leadership to establish and enforce coding standards and architectural patterns
Contribute to technical planning, sprint grooming, and architecture decisions
Own the code review process and ensure team adherence to established standards
Help assess technical feasibility for new features and initiatives
Onboard and mentor new team members
Identify opportunities to reduce tech debt and improve developer experience
Serve as escalation point for complex technical problems
Develop, test, and maintain full-stack functionality using PHP 8.4 and Laravel 12.x
Build and consume RESTful APIs for internal and external applications
Use wireframes and mockups to create responsive UIs using Vue.js 2.x+, and TailwindCSS
Design and optimize database schemas in MySQL; work with DynamoDB for appropriate workloads
Manage AWS infrastructure including RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, and related services
Define and maintain Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation or AWS CDK
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using CodeBuild and CodePipeline
What We're Looking For:
8+ years of professional software development experience
5+ years of hands-on experience with Laravel/PHP
5+ years of hands-on experience with Vue.js
2+ years of experience leading or mentoring developers
Highly proficient in modern PHP 8.x, unit testing, and RESTful API design
Strong understanding of MySQL - schema design, optimization, and migrations
Experience with NoSQL databases
Experience with AWS services (RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, S3, ElastiCache, CloudFront)
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or CDK)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (CodeBuild, CodePipeline) and deployment automation
Strong awareness of security best practices, data consistency, and atomic transaction logic
Ability to own a project end-to-end: R&D, architecture, documentation, and execution
Excellent communication skills. Able to collaborate effectively with leadership and team members
A product-focused mindset that connects business value to technical solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
TypeScript proficiency
Experience or familiarity with Swift and SwiftUI
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration
Experience with logging, monitoring, and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog)
Background working on high-scale SaaS platforms or mission-critical systems
Highlights of MicroVentures Benefits:
401K Match (100% match on the first 5% and 50% on the next 5%)
Annual discretionary bonus
MicroVentures covers the base plan for Medical, Dental and Disability insurance
3 Weeks paid time off + holidays
4 Weeks paid sabbatical after 5 years with MicroVentures with a travel stipend
$100 monthly technology stipend (phone and internet)
