Solutions Architect (PHP/Laravel)

Our client is looking for a Solutions Architect to lead the design and evolution of our technical architecture. This is a senior-level role ideal for someone who combines strategic thinking with hands-on engineering. You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to design scalable, maintainable, and secure systems. This is a remote role open to candidates across Latin America.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document system architectures that meet business needs for scalability, security, reliability, and performance

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define technical requirements and solution designs

• Translate business requirements into architectural diagrams, technical designs, and implementation plans

• Guide engineering teams through architectural best practices, code/design reviews, and technical mentorship

• Evaluate and implement tools, frameworks, and technologies across the stack

• Design and optimize data models, schemas, and storage strategies (SQL and NoSQL)

• Work with DevOps to define cloud and on-premise architectures (AWS preferred)

• Identify and resolve performance and reliability bottlenecks across the system

• Maintain architecture documentation, patterns, and playbooks

• Mentor mid-level and senior engineers on scalable system design and architecture principles

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building web applications with PHP, including Laravel or similar frameworks

• Proven experience designing distributed systems with focus on scalability, observability, and fault tolerance

• Deep knowledge of AWS and/or on-prem infrastructure: compute, storage, networking, IAM, monitoring, and cost optimization

• Strong database experience: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and at least one NoSQL database (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB)

• Advanced skills in data modeling, indexing, performance tuning, and schema design

• Solid experience designing APIs (REST or GraphQL), with secure authentication/authorization patterns

• 3+ years in an architecture or senior technical leadership role

• Strong understanding of architectural patterns (modular monolith, microservices, event-driven, etc.)

• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and modern development workflows

• Excellent communication skills in English (C1+), with ability to explain complex topics to mixed audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of Golang experience building production-grade services

• 2+ years of Python experience (scripting, services, or ML tooling)

• Exposure to LLMs or AI agents, with ability to architect integrations

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, message queues, and pub/sub systems

• Familiarity with observability stacks (metrics, logging, tracing)

• Understanding of secure-by-design principles and secrets management

Compensation & Logistics

• Location: Remote (LATAM only), ideally aligned with U.S. time zones

• Compensation: Competitive in USD, based on experience and seniority

• Benefits: Unlimited PTO, flexible hours, remote-first culture

• Success in 3–6 months: Define and document core service architecture, improve performance and reliability of key systems, and support implementation across engineering teams

Company Overview: Our client helps brands protect their value and grow revenue through automated MAP enforcement and channel management tools. We're a remote-first company with a culture of autonomy, ownership, and impact.

Job description created by latamcent.com, a nearshore staffing agency.