Senior PHP Developer (E-commerce)

Minimum 5 years of experience in PHP development.

<Requirement (in order to obtain a Working Visa)>

Bachelor's degree from an internationally recognized university, with accreditation acknowledged by the Japanese authorities.

• Currently resident in Japan

< Expertise in >

• PHP 8.2, Laravel 11, MySQL

• Livewire 3, Alpine.js 3, Bootstrap 5.3, Vite

• REST API design and third-party integrations

• Search implementation with Meilisearch (Laravel Scout)

• Git / GitHub workflow (branching, PRs, code reviews)

• Docker-based development environments

• Server administration and performance optimization (Nginx, caching, Redis)

• Linux / Unix environments

• E-commerce systems and workflows

• Handling high-traffic infrastructures

• Managing large product catalogs (10k+ items)

< Strong knowledge of >

• Redis (caching strategies, queues)

• Nginx configuration and performance tuning

• API architecture and data flows

• Frontend interactivity with Livewire / Alpine.js

< Additional skills >

• Docker (containers, local & production setups)

• GitHub Actions (CI/CD pipelines)

• PHPUnit (testing and code quality)

• n8n (workflow automation & integrations)

< Other requirements >

• Fluent in English or Japanese

• For Japanese speakers: intermediate English required

< Plus >

• Based in Kansai (Osaka preferred)

• Experience with other e-commerce platforms (e.g. PrestaShop, Shopify, custom stacks)

• Experience building MVPs / proof of concepts quickly

• Strong sensitivity to UX, SEO and performance

• Agile / Scrum mindset

• Interest in pop culture (anime, games, collectibles…)

< Job Description >

• Continuously improve and scale our e-commerce platforms

• Write clean, maintainable and high-quality code

• Optimize performance (queries, caching, frontend responsiveness)

• Improve and automate internal workflows (including with n8n)

• Collaborate with design, marketing and operations teams

• Share knowledge and contribute to team growth

< What do we offer? >

• Calm and focused IT environment

• Relaxation room with TV, consoles, manga, VR, ping-pong

• Team events (gaming sessions, nomikai, etc.)

• Recognition — we value your work

• Free health check-ups

• Visa sponsorship support

• Housing support (guarantor assistance)

• Transportation expenses covered

< Annual Income >

• 4M – 6M JPY

• Annual salary increase

• Annual bonus (up to 150% of monthly salary)

< Holidays >

• Weekends off (Saturday & Sunday)

• Starting from 22 paid leave days

• Special leave (marriage, maternity, paternity…)

• Childcare leave (with remote option for 1 month)

• Additional paid leave based on company performance (avg. +5 days/year)

• • Flexible working hours