Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

SENIOR PHP/LARAVEL DEVELOPER

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemote

Location

United States

Posted

45 days ago

Salary

$85K - $100K / year

PHPLaravelMy SQLJSONREST APIGitGit HubHTMLCSSJava ScriptAWSDockerCi/cd

Job Description

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Role Description

Gray Media is looking for a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer with strong experience building and maintaining modern web applications, with a particular focus on sales and revenue-supporting applications. This role will work alongside the Gray Digital Development team to design, build, and evolve internal tools and integrations that support sales operations, data workflows, and business intelligence. This position is remote.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using PHP (8+) and the Laravel framework
Lead and contribute to the modernization of legacy PHP applications into Laravel-based solutions
Build and maintain internal APIs and integrations with third-party platforms
Design, optimize, and maintain MySQL databases on a per-application basis
Develop front-end forms and interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (TALL Stack)
Collaborate closely with product owners, project managers, and stakeholders to translate business and sales requirements into technical solutions
Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural input, and mentoring of other developers
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex application issues
Collaborate with other developers on multi-developer and cross-team projects
Write unit and integration tests to help avoid regressions and validate functionality

Qualifications

4+ years of professional experience working with PHP
4+ years of experience working with the Laravel framework
Strong experience with relational databases such as MySQL
Proficient in parsing and serializing JSON data
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
Proficient in using git and GitHub
Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment

Requirements

Experience building or supporting sales, advertising, or revenue-focused applications
Hands-on experience working with external platforms such as Salesforce, Snowflake, and The Trade Desk to support application workflows, data exchange, and reporting
Experience with Laravel, Livewire, Alpine.js, and Tailwind (TALL Stack)
Experience integrating AI-powered services or APIs to support automation, data enrichment, analysis, or internal tooling
Experience using AWS services such as CDK, S3, EC2, and RDS
Familiarity with Docker or similar containerization tools
Experience with CI/CD pipeline configuration and maintenance (GitHub actions)

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

Job Requirements

4+ years of professional experience working with PHP
4+ years of experience working with the Laravel framework
Strong experience with relational databases such as MySQL
Proficient in parsing and serializing JSON data
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
Proficient in using git and GitHub
Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment
Experience building or supporting sales, advertising, or revenue-focused applications
Hands-on experience working with external platforms such as Salesforce, Snowflake, and The Trade Desk to support application workflows, data exchange, and reporting
Experience with Laravel, Livewire, Alpine.js, and Tailwind (TALL Stack)
Experience integrating AI-powered services or APIs to support automation, data enrichment, analysis, or internal tooling
Experience using AWS services such as CDK, S3, EC2, and RDS
Familiarity with Docker or similar containerization tools
Experience with CI/CD pipeline configuration and maintenance (GitHub actions)

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