Senior Back End Developer Architect

We’re looking for aSenior Backend Developerwith astrong architectural mindsetto help us evolve our Laravel-based SaaS platform. The position works in ahybrid work model(one office day per month). This is a hands-on role with a clear balance of responsibilities:

• building, reviewing and optimising backend features inLaravel
• creating, extending and maintaining ourarchitecture and system design, ensuring the platform remains scalable, decoupled, and easy to change

You’ll work closely with fellow developers, product and the CTO to deliver high-quality code, shape key technical decisions, keep the team aligned on standards and best practices, and drive complexintegrations with third-party systemswhile leading AI-related initiatives — fromembedding AI features into our product to using AI-assisted developmenttools to accelerate delivery.

Backend Development

• Design, implement and maintain backend services andRESTful APIsinLaravel (PHP)
• Ship production-ready code, write tests and perform thorough code reviews
• Optimize performance through profiling, query tuning, and caching strategies
• Implement and maintain integrations withpayment gateways, access control systems, CRM platforms and other third-party APIs
• Use AI-assisted coding tools where appropriate to boost efficiency and maintain quality
• Improve robustness by enhancing error handling, resilience and reliability
• Contribute to shared libraries within the mono-repo and keep dependencies healthy
• Collaborate with frontend engineers (Vue.js) to refine API contracts and data models

Architecture & System Design

• Contribute to the evolution of ourLaravel architecture within a mono-repo setup
• Help define modular boundaries, integration patterns, and shared model ownership.
• Improve API design, versioning, documentation anddecoupling practices
• Provide architectural input via RFCs, ADRs, design reviews and technical guidelines

Collaboration & Ways of Working

• Align backend and frontend teams on conventions, shared libraries and contribution rules
• Participate in architectural syncs, raise technical risks early, and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Encourage theadoption of AI in the development workflow
• Mentor peers through pairing, reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.

DevOps & Infrastructure (Azure)

• Help guide and improve Azure cloud infrastructure and deployment strategy
• Promote consistent infrastructure-as-code practices (ARM/Bicep/Terraform)
• Support observability improvements across logging, monitoring and alerting

• New Features

• Maintenance, Bugfixing

• Documentation

• Organisation

• Meetings