Software Engineer

Platinumlist.net, a pioneering leader in the online event guide and ticketing solution industry, specializes in diverse ticketing solutions across the GCC, serving events in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait from its Dubai-based headquarters.

We are seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to our international platform for business events and conferences. This platform includes an attendee registration form builder and an API powering a mobile app for event schedules, networking, and ticket management.

Our backend architecture consists of docker services behind a shared API gateway. Each service is a modular monolith utilizing Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS), Vertical Slices, and Onion Architecture. Our frontend services are built with Vue 3.

Stack:

• PHP 8.5 (with Symfony 8 and Doctrine)
• RoadRunner
• MySQL
• Redis
• RabbitMQ
• MinIO/S3 for storage
• CI/CD: Taskfile, Bitbucket Pipelines
• Quality Tools: PHPUnit, PHPStan, PHP-CS-Fixer, Rector, Deptrac, Infection
• Git (trunk-based development)
• Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket for project management
• Vue 3, Vite
• Tailwind CSS

Key Responsibilities:

• Design new services and support existing ones.
• Develop markup, create widgets, and build UI components.
• Write unit and functional tests to cover changes.
• Design Doctrine entities and optimize MySQL queries.
• Integrate with third-party services.
• Maintain technical documentation.
• Deploy and troubleshoot production issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining PHP/Symfony applications in production.
• Experience structuring applications into modules with clear responsibilities and dependencies, with familiarity in Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Experience building REST APIs and integrating services.
• Experience with Vue 3, including layout, UI behavior, and API integration.
• Experience with MySQL and Doctrine, including designing entities, relationships, reading query execution plans, and optimizing slow queries.
• Testing as part of your workflow, with comfort in a codebase enforcing static analysis, architectural rules, and code style in CI.
• Habit of documenting technical work for future reference.
• Ability to read/write technical documentation and tickets in English.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Remote-friendly work setup.
• Opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-growing market.
• Space to grow, experiment, and push boundaries.