Laravel Backend Engineer

About the role

Everything the app does is powered by our Laravel backend: the APIs, the M-Pesa integrations, the AI insight pipelines, and the data model that ties it together. As our backend engineer, you will design and build these systems with a care for security and correctness that financial software demands. You will work directly with the founders and own meaningful parts of the platform from day one.

What you'll do

• Design and build APIs that power the mobile app and advisor tools.
• Work on M-Pesa integrations and the pipelines that turn transactions into insights.
• Model and evolve the data layer in PostgreSQL with an eye on performance.
• Build and maintain background jobs, queues, and scheduled work reliably.
• Write secure, well-tested code and help raise the engineering bar across the team.

What we're looking for

• Strong commercial experience with Laravel and modern PHP.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL.
• Comfort with queues, background jobs, and service-oriented architecture.
• A security-first mindset and care for testing financial logic properly.
• Ability to work independently and ship in a small, fast-moving team.

Nice to have

• Experience with M-Pesa Daraja or other payment integrations.
• Familiarity with Filament, Sanctum, or Laravel Reverb.
• Exposure to deploying on DigitalOcean or similar cloud platforms.

How to apply

Send your CV and a short note on why Endelea to [email protected]. No long forms — just enough for us to get to know you. We read every application and aim to reply within a week.