SaaS Web Engineer

About the role

The Web Engineer is responsible for building, shipping, and continuously improving production web applications that support Stanbridge University's Learning Management System (LMS) and related institutional platforms, built primarily with Laravel (PHP 8.x) and Vue.js (Vue 3).

Responsibilities

• Build, ship, test, and maintain production web applications using Laravel (PHP 8.x) and Vue.js (Vue 3)
• Deliver complete, production-ready features that improve the experience of students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Own assigned work from implementation through testing, deployment, and production support
• Build reusable Laravel services, REST APIs, Vue components, and shared engineering libraries that accelerate future development
• Deliver software in small, reliable increments with a focus on quality, maintainability, accessibility, and performance
• Improve existing applications through thoughtful refactoring, performance optimization, and continuous enhancement
• Integrate internal and third-party enterprise systems using REST/JSON APIs with resilient error handling
• Build responsive, accessible user interfaces aligned with WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards
• Continuously improve software delivery through automation, reusable engineering patterns, and modern development practices
• Use AI-assisted development tools, AI agents, and workflow automation where they provide measurable improvements in implementation, testing, debugging, documentation, and code review
• Build reusable development assets—including templates, testing utilities, repository context, prompt libraries, and engineering documentation—that reduce repetitive work and improve team productivity
• Identify repetitive engineering tasks and simplify them through automation, standardization, and practical use of AI-assisted development tools
• Participate in code reviews that improve software quality, maintainability, readability, and engineering consistency
• Stay current with emerging development tools and engineering practices that improve delivery speed without sacrificing quality or security
• Improve engineering workflows through reusable code, automation, documentation, and modern development practices
• Contribute ideas that increase developer productivity and reduce engineering friction
• Share knowledge through collaboration, code reviews, documentation, and technical mentoring
• Help build an engineering culture focused on craftsmanship, accountability, continuous learning, and reliable software delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping production web applications in a SaaS or enterprise environment
• Strong hands-on experience with Laravel (PHP 8.x)
• Strong experience with Vue.js (Vue 3) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript development
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of relational databases including MySQL or MariaDB, schema design, migrations, and query optimization
• Experience writing automated tests using PHPUnit, Pest, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent frameworks
• Experience with Git/GitHub workflows, pull requests, and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using modern development tools—including AI-assisted development—to improve engineering productivity while maintaining software quality
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or supporting Learning Management Systems (LMS), Student Information Systems (SIS), educational technology platforms, or other enterprise web applications supporting higher education
• Experience working in healthcare, education, or other regulated environments
• Experience building reusable component libraries, shared services, or internal developer tooling
• Experience with Docker, Redis, AWS, Vite, GitHub Actions, or modern Laravel development tooling
• Experience improving developer productivity through automation, reusable engineering patterns, or AI-assisted development workflows
• Familiarity with OWASP secure coding practices and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards