Senior Data Migration Engineer; PHP

At Alfa Docs
, we're on a mission to transform healthcare. Our software platform makes the daily lives of medical practices and patients easier by streamlining practice management and patient relationships. With our all-in-one, cloud-based solution, healthcare professionals can focus more on care and less on administration. We take pride in our responsibility to deliver high-performance solutions while fostering a collaborative and respectful environment where everyone's contributions are valued.

We're driven by a shared passion to make a lasting impact on the healthcare industry, creating a space where both our team and our customers thrive.

We are looking for a Senior Data Migration & Integration Developer/Engineer who will maintain integration interfaces between Alfa Docs and third-party diagnostic software, write code for data migration projects, and solve code-related issues. You ll also test systems after migration, identify and resolve defects with migrated data, document processes, and record applied fixes. You ll work on a small, focused team and play a key role in scaling our migration pipeline—making it faster, more reliable, and more automated.

• Execute data migrations for new customers, including extracting data from legacy systems and transforming it to fit our platform s format
• Collaborate closely with Customers and the onboarding team to understand the data format requirements
• Handle various types of data including patients, appointments, bills, documents, and medical images
• Use and extend our existing internal tools to perform and monitor migrations
• Automate and optimize the data migration process for scalability and reliability
• Occasionally perform semi-manual data migration steps when automation is not feasible
• Write documentation for tools and processes, and contribute to the creation of standardized procedures

• Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience with PHP (preferably Symfony or Laravel)
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL
• Experience working with structured data formats (CSV, XML, JSON, etc.)
• Ability to reverse-engineer unfamiliar data structures and adapt to heterogeneous input formats
• Comfort working in a small, agile team with high ownership and autonomy
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Italian and English

• Experience with building ETL pipelines
• Proven track record of developing or significantly improving internal tools and processes
• Experience with hardware integrations

• Equipment: laptop, headphones, keyboard, mouse, smartphone, and a dedicated office monitor.
• Bonus for paid English or German language courses.
• Training courses, books, workshops, and team-building activities for personal and professional growth.
• Partnership with Serenis (an online psychotherapy platform) - three sessions offered if needed.
• Team Building Budget
• Team Development Budget
• Regular company reunions (yearly meetups, Christmas dinner)
• Snacks and fruit always available in the office.

• Location:
  
  Full-remote
• Contract:
  
  Every Alfa begins their journey with a fixed-term contract of 1 year with the aim of renewing to an indefinite term.
• Salary: 30K-40K (depending on experience)
• Working hours:
  
  Monday - Friday | 09:00 - 18:00 | 1-hour lunch break
• Trial Period: 1 month
• Start Date:
  
  June/July 2026