PHP LARAVEL DEVELOPER (REMOTE/USA) - GDM

About Gray Media:

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

We understand that life needs balance. That is why we offer our employees and eligible family members a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring

Salary/Wage:

$75,000 - $90,000/yr.

Shift and Schedule:

Mon. - Fri. (or at the Manager's Discretion)

Job Type:

Full-Time

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About Gray Digital Group (GDM):

Gray Digital Technology is the corporate division of Gray Media responsible for the company's digital products and technology. The Digital Technology team builds websites, mobile apps, and internal tools that support local news, video, weather, and business operations for stations across the country. We continually improve our products and practices by adopting modern technology, exploring better ways to serve our markets, and investing in the growth of talented people.

Job Summary/Description:

Gray Media is seeking a PHP / Laravel Developer who thrives on variety and turns evolving business needs into reliable, modern web applications. Working with the Gray Digital Technology team, you will build, enhance, and modernize internal tools across the company, often moving between multiple projects and delivering practical solutions quickly. This is a remote position.

Duties/Responsibilities essential will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, reliable, and maintainable web applications using PHP 8+ and Laravel.
• Rapidly turn business needs into practical, reliable internal applications and workflow tools.
• Manage work across multiple applications and projects, shifting priorities as business needs evolve.
• Enhance and support applications used in day-to-day company operations.
• Modernize legacy PHP systems into maintainable Laravel-based solutions.
• Build and maintain internal APIs, third-party integrations, and data workflows.
• Design, optimize, and maintain MySQL databases for individual applications.
• Develop accessible, user-friendly forms and interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve production issues and user-reported problems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Review code, share technical guidance, and help the team apply consistent development, security, and maintainability standards.
• Write unit and integration tests to validate functionality and prevent regressions.
• Document application behavior, workflows, decisions, and technical implementation details.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional experience developing applications with PHP.
• 2+ years of professional experience with the Laravel framework.
• Strong experience with relational databases such as MySQL.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub.
• Solid knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience deploying, supporting, and maintaining production applications.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and diagnose production issues.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work across multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where requirements and priorities may change.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks.

Preferred (but not required):
• Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy applications.
• Experience building internal business systems, operational tools, or workflow applications.
• Familiarity with background jobs, queues, and scheduled tasks.
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs and data providers.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization concepts.
• Exposure to AWS-hosted environments or cloud-based deployments.

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people,  go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

GDM-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Additional Info:

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local nondiscrimination laws in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.