Full Stack Developer (AI Focus)

AI-First Full-Stack DeveloperZendrop is a fast-growing US-based dropshipping platform that helps entrepreneurs easily start and scale their online stores. Thousands of merchants use our tools to streamline logistics, improve customer experience, and grow revenue.We're looking for an AI-first Full-Stack Developer who ships product end-to-end — Laravel on the backend, Vue 3 on the frontend — and treats AI as the primary way to get there. This role is focused on building merchant-facing tools where speed, creativity, and AI-native workflows matter more than traditional engineering process.Our team already builds with AI agents, vibe coding, and AI-driven testing daily. Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, and Codex are standard kit. We're not looking for someone to introduce AI to the team — we need someone who's already further ahead and can keep pushing the ceiling on what's possible when you combine a strong full-stack foundation with cutting-edge AI workflows.This is a hybrid role based in West Palm Beach. Candidates must be able to be in the office at least 3 days per week.What You'll DoShip full-stack features end-to-end — from Laravel API to Vue 3 UI — using AI-native workflows as your default mode of buildingBuild merchant-facing tools that leverage AI to generate creative assets, automate workflows, and solve real e-commerce problemsVibe code aggressively — prototype fast, validate with real users, iterate. Speed over perfection, alwaysStay ahead of the AI tooling curve — evaluate new coding agents, testing frameworks, and generation tools, then bring the best ones into the team's stackOwn quality for AI-generated code — establish review practices, testing standards, and guardrails that let us ship fast without breaking thingsCollaborate with product, design, and backend teams to turn ideas into shipped features quicklyTech StackBackend: Laravel (PHP 8+), PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIsFrontend: Vue 3, Pinia, Vue Router, Tailwind, SassBuild: Laravel Mix, WebpackAI Tools: Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, AI testing frameworksInfrastructure: AWS, Docker, CI/CDWhat We're Looking ForDemonstrated, daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, or similar) — not just experimenting, actually shipping with themFull-stack experience with Laravel + a modern JS framework (Vue preferred, React acceptable)Deep curiosity about AI-driven development — you follow the space, try new tools the week they drop, and have opinions on what actually worksExperience with AI agents for coding, AI-driven testing, or vibe coding workflows3+ years of professional full-stack development with solid PHP and JavaScript/TypeScript fundamentalsComfortable designing REST APIs, working with relational databases, and managing state on the frontendAbility to read, review, and improve both human-written and AI-generated codeNice to HaveExperience building AI-powered product features (generative content, recommendation engines, automation tools)Familiarity with e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Clickfunnels, fulfillment systems)Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) into production applicationsExperience with queue systems, event-driven architecture, or background job processing in LaravelHow We Think About AIAI-driven development isn't aspirational at Zendrop — it's already how we work. Our engineers ship with AI tools daily and our designers vibe code frontend components. We're hiring someone who operates at the frontier and keeps us there:Use AI agents and coding assistants as your primary development workflow, not a side toolPush the boundaries of what's possible — automate testing, generate full features, prototype at speedBring engineering judgment to AI outputs — know when to trust, when to verify, and when to overrideKeep our AI-native engineering culture on the cutting edge — we're already there, we need someone who keeps us aheadBenefitsFlexible PTOCareer development and growth opportunitiesA collaborative and inclusive work environmentWork on AI-powered product features that ship directly to thousands of merchants — not internal tooling, real customer impactThe Interview Process:Intro conversation with our HR ManagerConversation with our Tech Lead and CTOConversation with our Co-Founder / CTO of our parent companyWe look forward to speaking with you!