Senior Backend Engineer - Laravel & Go Microservices (Remote, Colombia)

About the role

FullStack, an AI-native engineering partner, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Laravel and Go microservices. The position is fully remote and open to candidates in Colombia. You will join either by integrating into a client's team alongside its designers and engineers, or by joining a FullStack product team to build and deliver products.

Required profile

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
• Advanced English and a completed four-year college degree.
• Experience with monolithic backends, scaling infrastructure for high traffic, and on-call rotations with strict SLAs.
• Experience on Agile/Scrum teams and large, complex systems, with strong attention to detail and ownership.
• Availability to work standard business hours aligned with Pacific Time (PT).
• Must be authorized to work in the country of the posting on a full-time basis; FullStack does not sponsor visas.

Required skills

• Laravel and PHP for core monolithic backends.
• Go microservices, having refactored monolithic logic into microservices.
• Nice to have: payments, redemptions or fraud prevention pipelines; Next.js or React Native; AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or Cursor.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and paid time off (vacation, sick leave, parental leave, holidays).
• 100% remote work with access to leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
• Health policy with Sura for you and up to 4 primary family members, English classes, food card and career advancement opportunities.