This role demands end-to-end SDLC ownership, from requirements elicitation and domain-driven design through CI/CD deployment, observability, and scaling in production. The ideal candidate is a technical polyglot with architectural acumen, strong backend mastery (Laravel, PHP), and cross-functional exposure to frontend ecosystems (React, React Native Next.js) within a TALL stack environment.

Architectural Ownership:

• Design scalable, modular, and decoupled systems leveraging Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, and event-driven architectures.
• Apply SOLID principles, hexagonal architecture, and microservice patterns where appropriate to ensure system longevity and adaptability.
• Conduct trade-off analyses between monolithic, modular monolith, and microservices strategies.

Backend Mastery (Laravel Ecosystem):

• Engineer backend services with Laravel, advanced Eloquent ORM usage, queue workers, job pipelines, and event broadcasting.
• Optimize for high throughput and concurrency using asynchronous processing, caching strategies (Redis, Memcached), and database query optimization.
• Implement multi-tenant architectures, API versioning, and secure authentication/authorization flows (OAuth2, JWT, SSO, RBAC).

Frontend Integration (React, React Native, Next.js):

• Collaborate with frontend engineers on isomorphic rendering, SSR/SSG pipelines, and state hydration strategies.
• Ensure API contracts are strongly typed and schema-validated (OpenAPI, GraphQL).
• Enforce performance budgets with Lighthouse, bundle splitting, and edge rendering via Next.js.

TALL Stack & Cloud-Native Engineering:

• Drive solutions within the TALL stack context (Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, Laravel, and Livewire).
• Orchestrate deployments with Docker/Kubernetes, leverage IaC (Terraform, Ansible), and enforce 12-factor app principles.
• Implement observability: distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics collection (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).

DevOps & SDLC Leadership:

• Champion GitOps workflows, automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), and blue-green or canary deployment strategies.
• Define unit, integration, contract, and performance testing standards.
• Conduct design reviews, threat modeling, and enforce security-by-design principles.

Skills

• Deep expertise in Laravel, PHP, React, Next.js, TypeScript, and familiarity with TALL stack architecture.
• Strong background in systems design, distributed computing, and event-driven architectures.
• Mastery in REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, and asynchronous communication patterns.
• Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Excellent understanding of design patterns, refactoring strategies, and performance optimizations in production-scale systems.