# Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Childcare SaaS Platform) | PHP | Laravel |

> D2B · Manila, Philippines (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-04

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** RecOps

## Description

**Position:** **SENIOR FULL-STACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER (CHILDCARE SAAS PLATFORM)**

**Salary range**: up to Php 120,000/month / VND 51,000,000/month _(The final amount will be at the the client discretion basing on the candidate’s skills and experience.)_

**Working Hours:** Australia Business Hours (Monday–Friday 8am-5pm AEST ; 6am-3pm Philippine time)

**Work set-up:** 100% Remote work under Independent Contractor Agreement

**Holidays**: AU holidays

**Recruitment process**: possible multiple client interviews and an assessment  

### About the Company & Opportunity

We are a well-established technology company that develops enterprise SaaS solutions for the early childhood education and care sector. For more than two decades, our platform has helped childcare providers manage their day-to-day operations through secure, scalable software that supports enrolments, billing, compliance, reporting, and family engagement. As our platform continues to evolve, we are looking for a **Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer** who is passionate about solving complex technical challenges and building high-quality software that delivers real business impact. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, contributing to large-scale applications, modernising existing systems, and collaborating with experienced engineers to shape the future of a mission-critical platform. If you enjoy taking ownership, solving problems from the ground up, and working on products used every day by thousands of users, we'd love to hear from you.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using modern software engineering practices.
-   Translate business and user requirements into secure, efficient, and maintainable software solutions.
-   Develop backend services using **PHP**, **Laravel**, and other object-oriented development frameworks.
-   Build intuitive and responsive frontend applications using **React**, **TypeScript**, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and existing jQuery components where required.
-   Design and optimise complex **PostgreSQL** queries, reports, and high-volume data processing operations.
-   Develop and maintain features involving payment processing, billing workflows, reporting, and third-party system integrations.
-   Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across application code, databases, and Linux environments.
-   Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards, software architecture, and continuous improvement initiatives.
-   Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performing software solutions.
-   Support ongoing platform enhancements while ensuring system stability, security, and performance.

### What You'll Enjoy

-   Work on a mature, large-scale SaaS platform with real-world technical complexity.
-   Solve meaningful engineering challenges involving high-volume data, integrations, and business-critical workflows.
-   Collaborate with experienced software engineers, product specialists, and technical leaders.
-   Influence technical decisions, architecture, and long-term product direction.
-   Enjoy a high level of ownership and autonomy while contributing to software that supports thousands of users every day.
-   Grow your technical expertise through continuous learning and exposure to modern development practices.

## Requirements

### Required Qualifications

-   Minimum **5 years** of professional experience in full-stack software development.
-   Strong commercial experience with **PHP** and frameworks such as **Laravel** or **Symfony**.
-   Advanced proficiency in **PostgreSQL**, SQL optimisation, and relational database design.
-   Experience building modern web applications using **React** and **TypeScript**.
-   Strong knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and jQuery.
-   Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, software architecture, and design patterns.
-   Practical experience applying software engineering principles such as **SOLID**, **DRY**, **KISS**, and **YAGNI**.
-   Experience working in Linux environments, including server troubleshooting and log analysis.
-   Familiarity with Windows development environments.
-   Experience developing or supporting applications involving financial transactions, billing systems, or payment gateways.
-   Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
-   Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within distributed teams.

### Preferred Qualifications

-   Experience working on enterprise SaaS platforms serving multiple customers or organisations.
-   Background in education technology, healthcare, finance, or other highly regulated industries.
-   Experience integrating with external APIs or government systems.
-   Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or similar cloud infrastructure.
-   Experience modernising large legacy applications while maintaining platform stability.
-   Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Agile software development practices.

## Apply

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