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Role Description

Gray Media is looking for a PHP / Laravel Developer with strong experience building and maintaining modern web applications, with a focus on internal business systems and operational tools. This role will work alongside the Gray Digital Development team to enhance, support, and modernize company applications used by staff across multiple departments. This position is remote.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using PHP (8+) and the Laravel framework
• Enhance and support internal applications used in day-to-day company operations
• Modernize legacy PHP systems into maintainable Laravel-based solutions
• Build and maintain internal APIs and system integrations
• Design, optimize, and maintain MySQL databases on a per-application basis
• Develop front-end forms and interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues and user-reported problems
• Collaborate with team members to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Participate in code reviews and follow shared coding standards and best practices
• Collaborate with other developers on multi-developer and cross-team projects
• Write unit and integration tests to help prevent regressions and validate functionality
• Document application behavior, workflows, and technical implementation details

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience working with PHP
• 2+ years of experience working with the Laravel framework
• Strong experience with relational databases such as MySQL
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Proficient in using git and GitHub
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience supporting and maintaining deployed applications
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose production issues
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills

Requirements

• Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy applications (preferred but not required)
• Familiarity with background jobs, queues, and scheduled tasks (preferred but not required)
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs and data providers (preferred but not required)
• Understanding of authentication and authorization concepts (preferred but not required)
• Experience working on internal business systems or workflow tools (preferred but not required)
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (preferred but not required)
• Exposure to AWS-hosted environments or cloud-based deployments (preferred but not required)

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring