Senior Laravel Architect / Tech Lead (Part-time, Remote) - Laravel, Vue, Azure CI/CD, APIs

Luxury Distribution S.r.l. (Como, Italy) is a technology-driven B2B luxury fashion distributor. Our platform (Elixir) connects Italian designer-goods suppliers with online retailers worldwide, through our admin, merchant and supplier portals and our Shopify app SmartCatalogue (18,000+ SKUs, 600+ brands). We are looking for a senior Laravel engineer / tech lead to take technical ownership of the platform on a part-time basis, working alongside our existing 2 developers who will continue on support and troubleshooting for laravel api side, and shopify app side. What you will do: - Own the architecture of our Laravel and Vue.js platform - Design and build complex features and API integrations (Shopify, marketplaces, supplier feeds) - Own our Microsoft Azure infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) - Review code and set development standards - Identify where AI can improve the product and our operations - Shape the technical roadmap together with the CEO What we are looking for: - 7+ years of PHP with deep Laravel experience - Strong REST API design and third-party integrations - Hands-on Azure experience, including Azure DevOps pipelines - Vue.js experience - Shopify or e-commerce experience is a strong plus - Experience leading or reviewing other developers' work - Fluent English, with good overlap with Italian working hours (CET) Engagement: - Part-time, around 20 hours per month, fully remote - Starts with a paid technical audit of the platform fixed sum agreed upon evaluation To apply, please include a short description of a Laravel system you have architected and the Azure pipeline setup you have used.