Hybrid Software Engineer

at Veracross

• Job title: Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, GraphQL, JavaScript, Laravel, Nuxt, PHP, SQL, Vue.js
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Miami, United States

About the role

• Mid-level Software Engineer building a SaaS website platform using Vue and Laravel. Collaborating with a global team to enhance school communities through technology.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve a frontend‑heavy SaaS website builder
• Create polished, accessible, high‑performance UIs using Vue and Nuxt
• Work closely with designers and product to turn ideas into intuitive experiences
• Integrate frontend features with headless Craft CMS and GraphQL APIs
• Build and maintain integrations and backend features using Laravel / PHP
• Develop and extend CMS plugins and custom modules to support editing and publishing workflows
• Use agentic AI and AI code generation tools to speed up feature development, refactoring, and iteration, while ensuring the output meets quality and maintainability standards
• Write and refine AI skills/tools to make agentic code more reliable, efficient, and useful
• Collaborate via code reviews, PRs, and shared ownership of features end‑to‑end

Requirements

• Strong experience with JavaScript (ES6+) and Vue.js
• Comfortable building complex, interactive UIs (editors, builders, dynamic tools)
• Solid knowledge of HTML, CSS, responsive layouts, and modern frontend practices
• Experience building backend applications in PHP, ideally with Laravel or similar frameworks
• Hands‑on experience with GraphQL, including schema design and API consumption
• Experience working with headless CMSs, ideally Craft CMS
• Experience building CMS plugins or custom modules
• Familiar with auth, permissions, and common SaaS patterns
• Solid understanding of web security best practices, with practical experience preventing common vulnerabilities outlined in the OWASP Top 10 (such as XSS, CSRF, injection flaws, and authentication issues)
• Confident using Git, contributing via PRs, and collaborating with a team
• Writes clean, maintainable code and knows how to balance quality with shipping
• Understanding of basic debugging, data flow, and full-stack application concepts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Exposure to SQL query optimisation and database design
• Nice to Have
• Experience building SaaS products or website builders
• Experience with Nuxt.js
• Production experience with AI agents, agentic programming, or AI‑powered features
• Familiarity with agentic patterns like tool use, planning, memory, and feedback loops
• Experience optimising AI prompts, workflows, and execution logic for performance and cost
• Exposure to AWS services (including Lambda or serverless concepts)
• Experience with frontend testing (playwright), performance tuning, or large‑scale frontend architectures
• Good understanding of SEO best practices and frontend performance (Core Web Vitals, page speed, metadata)
• Awareness of web accessibility, including WCAG, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, and screen readers

Benefits

• The best tools to get the job done!
• Growth opportunities!
• Work/life balance
• Parental leave policy
• Make a difference
• Snacks, drinks & coffee
• Culture