PHP Application Architect

Who We Are

Were Dealer Tire a family-owned international distributor of tires and parts established in 1918 in Cleveland OH. Were laser focused on helping the worlds largest and most trusted auto manufacturers grow their tire businessin fact weve sold more than 60 million tires to date. Were a thriving company and were looking for driven individuals to join our team. Thats where you come in!

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The Application Architect PHP a fully remote position will report directly to the Distinguished Engineer in the Dealer Tire CEG Technology group. They play a critical role in designing integrating and implementing components to meet the organizations needs while collaborating with various teams to maintain the desired future-state code and systems. This role requires strong critical and analytical thinking the ability to evaluate complex trade-offs diagnose root causes and make sound architectural decisions in a fast-moving environment.

As Application Architect - Consumer Technology - PHP your essential job responsibilities will include the following:

Architect and Integrate Components

• Architect and integrate components to meet the needs of the organization with a primary focus on PHP/Symfony-based systems.
• Collaborate with peers engineering leadership and subject matter experts to develop and maintain the organizations desired future-state code and systems.
• Apply critical and analytical thinking to evaluate architectural trade-offs and recommend scalable maintainable solutions.

Develop and Implement Solutions

• Develop and implement solutions both incrementally (near-term sprints) and strategically (long-term roadmap).
• Perform and facilitate requirements analysis coordinate user acceptance testing and manage competing resources and priorities through sprint planning.
• Integrate and build AI-powered features into products leveraging LLM APIs (e.g. Claude/Anthropic) and emerging AI tooling to deliver intelligent user experiences.
• Champion the use of AI development tools (e.g. Claude Google Gemini) to accelerate team velocity and code quality.

Maintain System and Infrastructure Availability

• Incorporate methods to maintain high system and infrastructure availability.
• Document and communicate the results of your efforts clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Other Duties as Assigned

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 7 years experience as an application developer utilizing required technologies.
• Experience leading both onshore and offshore teams.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and analytically including evaluating and decomposing requirements asking targeted clarifying questions to resolve ambiguity assessing technical trade-offs identifying risks and communicating well-reasoned decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Extensive proficiency in PHP 8 and the Symfony framework following PSR-12 coding standards and common design patterns.
• Strong understanding of API design and implementation including RESTful APIs and webhooks.
• Experience with JIRA GitHub and related DevOps tooling.
• Proficiency in applying and building with AI tools including using AI assistants (Claude is a plus) in daily development and integrating LLM-based capabilities into products.
• Results-oriented with an agile mindset and strong intuitive problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated able to work independently and capable of recognizing implications and impacts of technical decisions.
• Excellent project management (JIRA) communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive under changing deadlines and aggressive priorities in a fast-paced high-growth business environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Single Sign-On (SSO) protocols and identity federation standards (e.g. SAML OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect).
• Ability to create thorough technical designs from requirements and review AI-generated designs for correctness completeness and alignment with architectural standards.
• Ability to review code against requirements and technical designs ensuring adherence to intent quality standards and design specifications.

Physical Job Requirements

• Continuous viewing from and inputting data to a computer screen
• Sitting for long periods of time
• Travel as needed (up to 10%)

Drug Policy

• Dealer Tire is a drug-free environment. All applicants being considered for employment must pass a pre-employment drug screening before beginning work.

This position is targeted to be closed on:

Why Dealer Tire:An amazing opportunity to join a growing organization built on the efforts of hard working innovative and team-oriented people. The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and geographic location. The total compensation package may also include commission bonus or profit sharing. We offer a competitive & comprehensive benefit package including: paid time off medical dental vision and 401k match (50% on the dollar up to 7% of employee contribution). For more information on our benefit offerings please visit our Dealer Tire Family of Companies Benefits Highlights Booklet.

EOE Statement: Dealer Tire is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion gender age veteran status political affiliation sexual orientation marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act*) or any other legally protected status with respect to employment opportunities.

*ADA Disclosure: Any candidate who feels that they may need an accommodation to complete this application or any portions of same based on the impact of a disability should contact Dealer Tires Human Resources Department to discuss your specific needs. Please feel free to contact us at 1- x6550.