About our clientParento

is the first provider for paid parental leave, distributing the first and only paid parental leave insurance and parental support program. Their holistic program enables companies to offer paid maternity and paternity leave to all employees.Designed to support working parents while alleviating HR’s workload, Parento’s white glove leave concierge handles the complexities of leave management, payroll calculations, compliance, and claims, while providing emotional and parent coaching for employees. Their proprietary program boasts a 95% return-to-work rate and guides employees through the process before, during, and after leave to ensure a seamless re-onboarding.About the roleParento

is seeking a driven, curious, and detail-oriented

Software Engineer

to join their growing engineering team. This role is ideal for someone with strong skills in

PHP ,

Laravel , and

VueJS , who is eager to contribute to real-world SaaS products and platforms. This person will work on core systems powering the customer-facing web portal and backend infrastructure while shaping the future of a modern insurance-based program.What You’ll DoDevelop, test, and maintain scalable backend services that power an enterprise customer portal using

PHP

and the

Laravel

framework.Build and enhance frontend interfaces using

Tailwind CSS

and

VueJS , ensuring responsive, user-friendly design.Collaborate closely with the product manager, designers, VP of Engineering, and other internal stakeholders to turn requirements into robust featuresWork on SaaS-based architecture, helping optimize performance, maintainability, reliability, and scalability.Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and system design discussions. Comfortable using AI code-generation tools (Cursor AI, Claude, Copilot, etc.)Assist in integrating, training, and applying

machine learning algorithms

or

big data pipelines

to production workflowsContribute to improving the developer experience, CI/CD processes, and internal tools that help with developer productivityTechnical skills and experienceSolid proficiency in

PHP ,

Laravel , and

VueJSAcademic or hands-on experience working on

SaaS products

and

web portalsExposure to or interest in big data processing and

machine learning

conceptsFamiliarity with version control systems (e.g., Git), REST APIs, and databases like MySQL or MariaDB. Familiarity with analytics tools such as Metabase.Familiarity with a cloud-based architecture that spans multiple public clouds (AWS, Digital Ocean, Google Cloud).Excellent written communication skills (collaboration is primarily via email and Slack).Preferred (But Not Required)Prior freelance or full-time work experience in

Fintech

or

InsurTech

industriesCertification on using any public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)Experience with data pipelines or ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, Spark)Certification in Kubernetes (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - CKAD)Comfortable working on WordPress and CMS platforms like Statamic or GhostSalary:

$125-140k/year

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