Senior Laravel Application Developer
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Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
Highland is looking for a Senior Laravel Application Developer to create new digital products working in small, multi-disciplinary teams.
Highland is a digital product and innovation consultancy based in Chicago. We research, design, and build digital products and experiences for mission-driven organizations and customer-centric companies in healthcare, education, financial services, and beyond.
We often refer to what we design as Experiences that Matter: digital products and experiences that make the world a better place to live in. Our mission is rooted in Human Flourishing inspired by research conducted at Harvard Universitys Institute for Quantitative Social Science. We design our work to help human beings flourish. The world is full of innovative products that make life worse for real humans. We work with organizations that see humans as more than just consumers, and seek to make lives better in ways big and small. And we organize ourselves so we can flourish too, committing to a sustainable workload and pursuing work with meaning and purpose.
The first project for this role will be to join a team building an MVP for a new-to-the-world digital product that brings a fresh perspective on helping teams get projects done.
Here is what we think is true of an ideal team member:
Development Expertise
Team & Process
Client Relationships
Education and Experience Requirements:
All Highlanders embody the Highland Core Values
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Highland is committed to creating a just, equitable workplace, and is actively seeking candidates who can bring the value of diverse lived experiences to this position. We look for candidates who have a high level of demonstrated comfort with cultural competency; women, people of color, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQ are encouraged to apply.
Compensation:
Full-time salary and benefits based on year of experience and current market value.
Highland is a digital product and innovation consultancy based in Chicago. We research, design, and build digital products and experiences for mission-driven organizations and customer-centric companies in healthcare, education, financial services, and beyond.
We often refer to what we design as Experiences that Matter: digital products and experiences that make the world a better place to live in. Our mission is rooted in Human Flourishing inspired by research conducted at Harvard Universitys Institute for Quantitative Social Science. We design our work to help human beings flourish. The world is full of innovative products that make life worse for real humans. We work with organizations that see humans as more than just consumers, and seek to make lives better in ways big and small. And we organize ourselves so we can flourish too, committing to a sustainable workload and pursuing work with meaning and purpose.
The first project for this role will be to join a team building an MVP for a new-to-the-world digital product that brings a fresh perspective on helping teams get projects done.
Here is what we think is true of an ideal team member:
Development Expertise
- Youve been part of a team that has successfully built several medium-to-large scale applications
- You have strong capability in Laravel as well as in MVVM and client-side framework(s) (such as Livewire, Vue, and React)
- Youve built responsive UI and mobile-first websites / front ends
- You have a desire to more deeply learn your tools and tech stack
- You know how to configure servers and automate deployments (we use Laravel Forge)
- You may have experience with:
- Tailwind CSS, the TALL stack , Inertia.js a plus
- Web application system architecture & design
- Advanced layout and design techniques
- A11Y & W3C standards
- Other server-side languages such as Python and Ruby
Team & Process
- Youve been a key member in a team of product managers, designers, researchers, and software engineers.
- You have high standards in code quality and experience with automated testing.
- Youre always curious for a better way, continually assessing and improving digital product development practices with product and user-centric thinking.
- You seek diverse perspectives for feedback and critique throughout projects and initiatives.
Client Relationships
- You advise and consult with client leaders and team members on product and technical direction, with end-user and business outcomes in mind.
- Youre focused on the end goal as well as the right next step.
- You seek frank, honest conversations with clients and team members alike.
- Youre a clear communicator, regardless of medium.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science preferred. Other comparable training is acceptable.
- 6+ years of proven experience developing custom software.
All Highlanders embody the Highland Core Values
- People First: What we make and how we work should make it a little bit better to be alive: for us, our clients, and their customers.
- Be Curious: The big picture is everyone's responsibility. There is always more to learn. We are generous in teaching what we know.
- Be Transparent: We're accountable to our clients and to each other, and respond to problems with solutions, not blame. Vulnerability, while risky, leads to trust and understanding.
- Give a Damn: Our client's goals are our goals. We do work we can be proud of. Quality is non-negotiable.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Highland is committed to creating a just, equitable workplace, and is actively seeking candidates who can bring the value of diverse lived experiences to this position. We look for candidates who have a high level of demonstrated comfort with cultural competency; women, people of color, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQ are encouraged to apply.
Compensation:
Full-time salary and benefits based on year of experience and current market value.