Senior Software Engineer, Architecture

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with an innovative global Customer Experience company currently looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer (Architecture) to join their growing international team.

Position: Senior Software Engineer (Architecture)

Location: Limassol, Cyprus 

Employment type: Full-time

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications and systems using Laravel (PHP) and Vue.js

• Contribute to architectural decisions and help drive scalable, maintainable, and high-performance technical solutions

• Work with distributed systems, queue-based architectures, Kafka, and event-driven patterns

• Optimise platform performance, reliability, scalability, and overall system stability

• Collaborate closely with Head of Development, DevOps Engineers, and Senior Developers on technical initiatives and infrastructure improvements

• Support engineering best practices, clean code principles, and continuous technical improvement

• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and provide technical mentorship to developers

• Work with containerised and cloud-native environments using Docker and Kubernetes

• Participate actively in day-to-day hands-on development while supporting long-term technical direction

• Contribute to improving development processes, scalability, and engineering standards across the platform.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong written and spoken English communication skills

• 5–8+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong system design and software architecture experience

• Solid backend development experience with PHP/Laravel or similar frameworks

• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, ideally Vue.js

• Experience working with distributed systems and queue/event-driven architectures

• Hands-on experience with Kafka and queue systems

• Strong knowledge of MySQL and NoSQL databases

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is highly preferred

• Strong ownership mindset and problem-solving abilities

• Passion for technology with proactive self-learning mentality

• Ability to work collaboratively within fast-paced technical environments.

OFFER:

• Competitive salary package

• Birthday vouchers and additional special occasion perks

• Medical insurance plan options

• Pension plan options

• Fully equipped kitchen and in-house entertainment space

• Monthly lunches, corporate events, football team activities, and competitions

• Long-term career growth opportunities within a leading international iGaming organisation

• And much more!