AI-Driven Software Architect (PHP/Symfony)

WESTAY; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WESTAY seeks a Software Development Engineer (SDE‑AI) to architect and deliver mission‑critical internal systems using AI‑augmented development. This role blends deep PHP/Symfony expertise with Claude AI to accelerate high‑quality delivery while preserving code quality and security.

You will own features end‑to‑end, design schemas and APIs, implement with AI assistance, review rigorously, test thoroughly, deploy, and support live.

Qualifications

• 6–7 years of professional software development experience, with ownership from requirements through production.
• Expert‑level PHP 8+ with Symfony and Twig; REST API design, form handling, and security hardening.
• Relational databases focus on PostgreSQL; knowledge of No‑SQL is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience with Claude AI / Cursor in development workflows; verify AI outputs.
• Version control mastery; branching, code review, merges, releases.
• Architectural thinking for scalable, secure, maintainable systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; document decisions and rationale.
• Cloud knowledge (AWS or Azure).
• Front‑end fundamentals: HTML, CSS, modern JS (Vue/React).
• Containerization/CI‑CD: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
• Scripting: Python or Bash for automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build full‑stack systems from database to UI using PHP/Symfony.
• Own features end‑to‑end: requirements, APIs, implementation, testing, deployment, live support.
• Lead AI‑assisted development: specify, validate, and refine Claude‑generated code.
• Mentor and perform thorough code reviews; promote best AI practices.
• Identify workflow or data model gaps and drive improvements to production.
• Investigate root causes, trace failures across layers, and resolve issues.
• Maintain architecture docs, API specs, and database schemas as the system evolves.

Skills

PHP 8+ & Symfony

Claude AI integration

Database design

Frontend basics

Architectural thinking

Code review & mentoring

Education

BSc in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Claude AI

Cursor

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Vue.js

React

Git/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI

Twig templating

Job description

WESTAY seeks a Software Development Engineer (SDE‑AI) to architect and deliver mission‑critical internal systems using AI‑augmented development. This role blends deep PHP/Symfony expertise with Claude AI to accelerate high‑quality delivery while preserving code quality and security.

You will own features end‑to‑end, design schemas and APIs, implement with AI assistance, review rigorously, test thoroughly, deploy, and support live.