Senior Laravel & Cloud Architect

Hifisys; Jaipur; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Certification sponsorship

Conference attendance

Ergonomic workstation and high-end rig

Job summary

Hifisys in Jaipur, India is seeking a senior backend architect to lead enterprise Laravel applications, microservices, and high-concurrency databases. The role is hybrid/remote with competitive compensation based on experience.

You will design resilient APIs, optimize complex databases, and implement advanced caching and messaging. Collaboration with frontend and mentoring of junior developers are key aspects of the position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience building Laravel-based web apps.
• Deep understanding of OOP design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Strong SQL optimization, indexing and transaction isolation knowledge.
• Hands-on with Docker, CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments (AWS, DigitalOcean, Forge).
• Experience with PHPUnit or Pest for test suites.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build RESTful APIs and event-driven backends using Laravel 11 and PHP 8.3.
• Design and optimize relational databases (MySQL 8, PostgreSQL).
• Implement high-throughput caching/queueing with Redis, Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Collaborate with frontend for headless APIs, tests, and webhooks.
• Mentor juniors and conduct peer code reviews to improve quality.

Skills

Laravel expertise

OOP design patterns

SOLID principles

Domain-driven design

Repository patterns

SQL optimization

Code reviews

Mentoring juniors

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

DigitalOcean

Forge

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Job description

Jaipur / Hybrid / Remote (India) Competitive (Based on Experience) Immediate Consideration

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.

What We Offer for this Position

Above-market base salary with annual performance bonuses.

Comprehensive family health and accident insurance.

Paid sponsorship for technical certifications and conference attendance.

Ergonomic workstation budget and high-end hardware setup.

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