Senior Laravel & Cloud Architect

Role Overview

Lead the architectural design and implementation of enterprise Laravel applications, microservices, and high-concurrency database systems serving global client accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and build resilient, clean-code RESTful APIs and event-driven backends using Laravel 11 and PHP 8.3.
• Design, benchmark, and optimize complex relational database schemas in MySQL 8 and PostgreSQL.
• Implement high-throughput caching and queue architectures using Redis Cluster and Kafka/RabbitMQ.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers on headless API design, contract testing, and Webhook dispatching.
• Conduct rigorous peer code reviews and mentor junior developers on design patterns and automated test coverage.

Required Technical Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience building and deploying complex web applications using modern Laravel.
• Deep understanding of OOP design patterns, SOLID principles, domain-driven design, and repository patterns.
• Strong proficiency in SQL query optimization, indexing strategies, and database transaction isolation levels.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployment environments (AWS, DigitalOcean, Forge).
• Proven experience writing comprehensive test suites using PHPUnit or Pest.

Bonus / Preferred Skills

• Official Laravel Certification or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Experience with GraphQL, Inertia.js, or Livewire 3 in high-load settings.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or SOC2 compliance considerations.