Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Senior Backend Engineer

PlanHub is the leading pre-construction SaaS platform and marketplace helping general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers connect and grow their businesses. Built with tradespeople in mind, PlanHub is designed around the user workflow to help boost productivity, maintain deadlines, increase revenue, and create relationships. Easily post projects or submit bids with anytime-anywhere collaboration for every commercial construction trade.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our team.

This role requires deep experience in developing cloud-native SaaS applications on AWS. Required tasks for the role include designing, developing, and maintaining our API (internal and external) using the Laravel framework, deploying using Docker containers on AWS, and integrating applications with various data stores such as MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and OpenSearch.

What you will be doing:

• Design and develop high-quality applications using the Laravel PHP framework
• Design and maintain scalable, performant, and fault tolerant backend systems
• Provide efficient data and security management for our APIs
• Write clean and maintainable code, and ensure code quality by conducting regular code reviews
• Maintain robust automated build test suites to support continuous integration (CI/CD using GitHub Actions)
• Work collaboratively with product managers, and other developers
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies
• Participate in planning ceremonies and daily stand-up meetings
• Maintain and expand API documentation using OpenAPI specifications
• Review and troubleshoot critical production issues
• Collaborate with DevOps to continuously improve deployment automation, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), observability (Datadog) and release processes.
• Guide and mentor junior developers

What you will need to be successful:

• 5+ years software development experience in backend systems
• 5+ years of experience in developing and maintaining applications backed by a relational database such as MySQL
• 3+ years of experience in PHP development
• 3+ years of experience developing and supporting cloud-native applications, using AWS services such as SQS, ECS, EventBridge, API Gateway, and Lambda
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Experience with the Git version control system
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent experience

What's in it for you:

The opportunity to join PlanHub, named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, marking our fifth consecutive year on the list—a testament to sustained growth and momentum. You can make an immediate impact as PlanHub moves to dominate the industry!

PlanHub Offers:

• An awesome culture where you will be empowered, make an impact, and learn a ton. 
• Open time-off policy.
• An excellent benefit package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.

This position will be a remote position within the United States or Canada.  Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer within the United States or Canada. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

PlanHub is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. 

PlanHub complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and development.