5+ years of experience building, operating, and scaling backend systems in production environments
Deep proficiency in PHP (ideally Laravel) along with working proficiency in Python
Mandatory AI Tooling: Hands-on experience developing features and building context workflows using AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar)
Proven experience with event-driven and queue-based architectures, particularly utilizing AWS SQS
Experience running containerized services in production, ideally using Amazon ECS
Experience integrating LLMs into production software, including prompt design, evaluation strategies, and handling non-deterministic outputs safely
Familiarity with secrets management tools such as AWS Parameter Store or HashiCorp Vault
Experience using large-scale static analysis and automated refactoring tools like PHPStan or Rector
Proficiency deploying and maintaining infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Strong knowledge of relational database design, query tuning, and caching platforms, specifically MySQL and Redis
Background in roduction incident management, monitoring, and backend secure design principles