Senior Software Engineer

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!