Freelance Software Architect

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Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with at least 2 years in a lead or architect position.
• Strong expertise in PHP with recent experience using PHP 8+ and a deep understanding of modern features like types and annotations.
• Extensive experience with Laravel 11, including cache, queues, Eloquent ORM, Laravel Passport, and upgrading complex Laravel projects.
• Proficiency in React, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Skilled in testing strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and TDD, and capable of leveling up team testing practices.
• Expertise in RESTful API design, leveraging tools like OpenAPI and Postman.
• Solid knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, including optimization and design.
• Experience integrating with cloud services, preferably AWS.
• Proven track record of managing and refactoring legacy systems.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the CTO and cross-functional teams to align technical strategies with business objectives.
• Define and own the target architecture for our systems, based on the technical strategy, in collaboration with the CTO
• Lead the way in evolving our systems, reducing technical debt while ensuring the systems keep meeting market demands..
• Ensure applications are built using performance, scalability, and security best practices.
• Drive the design, development, and implementation of new features across frontend and backend systems with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Spearhead large technical projects, ensuring features are built with the technical vision in mind.
• Mentor engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning, high standards, and innovation.
• Enhance engineering standards, tooling, and processes to improve team productivity and product quality.
• Troubleshoot and fix critical issues to maintain system reliability.