Software Architect (PHP/Symfony)

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Responsibilities

• ▹Design and evolve the architecture of mission-critical fintech products
• ▹Define architectural standards, engineering principles and best practices across teams
• ▹Lead architectural reviews and validate technical solutions proposed by engineering teams
• ▹Design highly available, scalable and fault-tolerant distributed systems
• ▹Drive system decomposition, domain boundaries and service interactions
• ▹Collaborate with Technical Leads on complex technical challenges and strategic initiatives
• ▹Participate in designing integrations with banking systems, compliance services and other external platforms
• ▹Identify and mitigate technical risks, bottlenecks and scalability limitations
• ▹Support modernization initiatives, architectural refactoring and technical debt reduction
• ▹Work with Product and Business stakeholders to turn business requirements into sustainable technical solutions
• ▹Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders on architecture and engineering practices

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

What we offer

• ▹Remote-first company, open to applicants from Europe, the EEA, the UK, Switzerland and other non-EEA European countries, or anyone able to work within Central European Time (CET)

About the company

WhiteTech provides tailored white-label and SaaS solutions for financial ecosystem players - EMI, PSP, e-commerce and open banking platforms - built for flexibility, scalability and seamless integration.