✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

at PlanHub

📍 Remote, US Remote Posted March 05, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent experience
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves developing and maintaining cloud-native SaaS applications, focusing on backend API development, deployment automation, and data store integration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop APIs
  • Maintain scalable backend systems
  • Deploy using Docker on AWS
  • Integrate data stores like MySQL and DynamoDB
  • Ensure API security and documentation

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes PHP with Laravel, Docker containers, AWS cloud services, relational databases like MySQL, and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer with over 5 years of experience in PHP development and cloud-native application design on AWS. They possess strong skills in API development, containerization, and infrastructure as code, with a focus on scalable SaaS solutions.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years software development experience in backend systemsExperience with PHP developmentExperience developing cloud-native applications on AWSExperience with DockerExperience with relational databases such as MySQL

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with DynamoDBExperience with RedisExperience with OpenSearchAPI documentation using OpenAPICI/CD pipelines

Tools & Platforms

AWSAmazon Web ServicesDockerMySQLDynamoDBRedisOpenSearchTerraformGitHub Actions

Required Skills

PHPLaravelDockerAWSAmazon Web ServicesMySQLDynamoDBRedisOpenSearchOpenAPITerraformGitHub Actions

Hard Skills

PHPLaravelDockerAWSAmazon Web ServicesMySQLDynamoDBRedisOpenSearchOpenAPITerraformGitHub Actions

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteamworkmentoring

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Backend API development and cloud infrastructure management

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Software EngineerBackendPHPLaravelDockerAWSAmazon Web ServicesMySQLDynamoDBRedisOpenSearchOpenAPITerraformGitHub ActionsAPI developmentcloud-native applicationsCI/CDcloud-native

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with AWS or cloud-native applications, Less than 3 years PHP experience, No experience with Docker or infrastructure as code, No experience with relational databases like MySQL

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