Software Architect – PHP/Symfony
Location
Europe
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Software Architect – PHP/Symfony
DVM Hardware
• Designing and evolving the architecture of mission-critical fintech products. • Defining architectural standards, engineering principles, and best practices across teams. • Leading architectural reviews and validating technical solutions proposed by engineering teams. • Designing highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems. • Driving system decomposition, domain boundaries, and service interactions. • Collaborating with Technical Leads on complex technical challenges and strategic initiatives. • Participating in the design of integrations with banking systems, compliance services, and other external platforms. • Identifying and mitigating technical risks, bottlenecks, and scalability limitations. • Supporting modernization initiatives, architectural refactoring, and technical debt reduction. • Working closely with Product and Business stakeholders to transform business requirements into sustainable technical solutions. • Mentoring senior engineers and technical leaders on architecture and engineering practices.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of backend development experience.
- Strong commercial experience with PHP and Symfony.
- Previous experience as Software Architect, System Architect, Solution Architect, Principal Engineer, or Lead Backend Engineer with significant architecture ownership.
- FinTech, Payments, Banking, EMI, PSP, or Open Banking experience.
- Deep understanding of OOP, SOLID, GRASP, and design patterns.
- Strong experience designing high-load and distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
- Experience with Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, and Event Sourcing.
- Experience designing microservice architectures and service communication patterns.
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, performance optimization, and database design.
- Experience with Redis, message brokers, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native environments.
- Understanding of system observability, monitoring, logging, and performance analysis.
- Experience documenting and presenting architectural decisions.
- Ability to balance business goals with technical excellence.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package (commensurate with your experience)
- 19 business days of flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Fully remote work with flexible hours (within the CET time zone) from any location of your choice
- Values-driven culture with a friendly and supportive work environment
- Opportunity to regularly participate in conferences and community events as both a participant and contributor
- Matrix organizational structure designed to streamline communication, remove barriers, and promote efficiency
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