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Job Type Full Time , Onsite Qualification BA/BSc/HND Experience 5 years Location Nairobi Job Field ICT / Computer   About XANALIFE Pharmacy & Supermarket XANALIFE Pharmacy & Supermarket is building a technology-enabled retail health platform that integrates pharmaceutical services, FMCG retail, and operational analytics into one cohesive ecosystem. We are engineering a connected retail engine where inventory, finance, procurement, POS, and customer intelligence operate in real time with accuracy and discipline. The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Software Developer with deep Laravel and PHP expertise to architect and scale the systems that power our multi-branch operations. The role requires technical maturity, architectural clarity, and enterprise integration experience; particularly across ERP platforms and core operational systems.   What You Will Own Core Platform Architecture Lead backend engineering using Laravel as the primary framework. Architect modular, service-oriented systems designed for scale. Design database structures that support operational accuracy and financial integrity. Make principled decisions balancing performance, cost, and maintainability. ERP & Enterprise Integrations Architect and manage integration with ERP systems (inventory, finance, procurement). Design secure APIs that synchronize POS, accounting, supply chain, CRM, and third-party services.  Ensure transactional consistency and reconciliation across systems. Implement real-time and scheduled synchronization logic. Establish structured data governance and validation protocols. Performance & Reliability Engineering Optimize query performance and indexing strategies (PostgreSQL/MySQL). Implement intelligent caching strategies (Redis, in-memory, queue workers).  Design systems for predictable uptime and graceful failure handling. Embed logging, monitoring, and performance telemetry into production systems. DevOps & Delivery Discipline Operate within Dockerized environments. Contribute to structured CI/CD pipelines. Maintain strict environment segregation (development, staging, production).  Support stable, frequent releases with rollback and observability safeguards. Technical Leadership Mentor engineers and elevate coding standards. Translate operational complexity into structured engineering execution plans. Partner with operations and finance leaders to design systems aligned to real business workflows. Drive engineering discipline, documentation clarity, and architectural consistency. Technical Profile Core Requirements   5–8+ years building production-grade systems. Advanced proficiency in Laravel and PHP (core stack requirement). Demonstrated experience integrating ERP and enterprise platforms. Strong relational database design experience (PostgreSQL/MySQL). RESTful API architecture and secure authentication patterns. CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker). Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS,