Full Stack Engineer (Laravel)

About the role

PactFi provides secure, end-to-end, operational infrastructure for managing complex private credit transactions. Our web-based application brings together all parties involved in such a transaction to more efficiently allocate capital, complete KYC, share documents, manage funds flow, and more. The platform is secured to a bank-grade standard, and we have received our SOC 2 Type 2 attestation. PactFi was developed in close partnership with two of the industry's largest players, both of whom represent the top 3 players in the private credit space by both size (AUM) and deal activity.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features in our Laravel application, from database schema through API endpoints to the Vue.js interface.
• Write clean, tested, well-documented code and participate actively in code review.
• Integrate with third-party APIs and internal services, handling errors, retries, and edge cases thoughtfully.
• Work with Product Managers and QA to clarify requirements, break down work, and get features to production.
• Debug and resolve issues across the stack, including performance and data-integrity problems.
• Contribute to improving our tooling, tests, and development workflow.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of professional software development experience.
• Working experience with Laravel (or another modern MVC framework, with genuine interest in Laravel).
• Solid PHP fundamentals and comfort with object-oriented design.
• Front-end experience with Vue.js, React, or similar, plus solid HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Practical SQL skills and experience designing and querying relational databases (MySQL or similar).
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and code review.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and a willingness to ask questions early.

Nice to have

• Experience writing automated tests (Playwright, or similar).
• Exposure to AWS or another cloud platform.
• Experience with queues, background jobs, or event-driven workflows.
• Interest in fintech, financial services, or regulated environments.
• Any hands-on experience with LLM APIs or AI-assisted features.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity.
• Healthcare coverage.
• 401k

Pay

Compensation Range: $185K – $200K