Senior Full Stack / Backend Engineer (PHP + React)
Skills & stack
About the role
AlfaDocs is hiring a Senior Full Stack / Backend Engineer to work remotely from anywhere in the European Union. You will own backend development, with a focus on secure, scalable features and architecture that supports healthcare compliance.
Work format
This is a full-time employee position.
Skills and tools
- PHP
- Symfony
- Doctrine
- React
- MySQL
- Docker
- GitLab CI/CD
- Domain-Driven Design
What to prepare
- Prepare a Symfony and Doctrine example showing your application of Domain-Driven Design.
- Choose a feature walkthrough covering security decisions, testing and deployment.
- Prepare an AI-assisted workflow example explaining your prompts and how you evaluated model outputs.
Responsibilities
- Lead feature development from initial concept through deployment.
- Make architectural decisions that support long-term system sustainability.
- Work with product managers, designers and stakeholders on business objectives.
- Mentor junior developers and support their technical development.
- Implement automated testing and continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- Contribute to technical roadmaps, feasibility assessments, timeline estimates and resource planning.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of professional experience, including 3 years in a senior role.
- Extensive PHP and Symfony experience, including Doctrine ORM, Security and Event Dispatchers.
- Advanced understanding and practical application of Domain-Driven Design principles.
- Security knowledge for frontend and backend development involving sensitive healthcare data.
- Proficiency in writing and maintaining unit and integration tests.
- Solid React knowledge and strong MySQL design, optimization and management skills.
- Experience with Docker development environments and familiarity with GitLab CI/CD.
- High proficiency with AI/LLMs, including advanced prompting, output evaluation and workflow optimization.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to assess technical decisions.
- Clear cross-functional communication, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
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AlfaDocs is a healthcare technology company that builds cloud-based management software for dental offices, medical practices and multi-specialty clinics, mainly in Italy. The platform covers appointm
- Location
- Italy
- Remote policy
- Remote
Overview
- Seniority
- Senior
- Remote policy
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Salary
- $69,600–81,200/mo
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026