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Doctrine

Open-source PHP ORM and DBAL libraries

Account Executive - SMB, Law/Corporate

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/9/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Paris, France
HybridUp to three days of remote work per week, depending on the team.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive

About the job

Requirements
  • Several years of sales experience; SaaS software sales experience is preferred.
  • For some segments, experience with complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and executive-level (C-level) profiles is needed.
  • Legal training or confirmed legal experience is appreciated but is not a prerequisite.
  • Knowledge of Salesforce is an advantage.
  • Interest in generative artificial intelligence technologies.
  • Ability to prospect, qualify account needs, demonstrate a product, develop suitable financial offers, negotiate, and close deals.
  • Ability to manage inbound leads and outbound outreach and optimize sales velocity while balancing execution speed and conversion rate.
  • Coordinate with BDRs and CSMs and work with Operations, Marketing, and Product teams to generate business opportunities.
Responsibilities
  • Manage the end-to-end sales cycle for new customer acquisition across an assigned portfolio: prospect, qualify account needs, demonstrate the product's value, develop tailored financial offers, negotiate, and close deals.
  • Work on inbound leads and outbound outreach in proportions that vary by segment, optimizing sales velocity while balancing execution speed and conversion rate.
  • Coordinate daily with BDRs and CSMs who contribute to sales activity, and work with Operations, Marketing, and Product teams to accelerate growth in the assigned segment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience selling SaaS software.
  • For some segments, experience with complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and executive-level (C-level) profiles.
  • Legal training or confirmed legal experience.
  • Knowledge of Salesforce.
  • Interest in generative artificial intelligence technologies.

About the company

Doctrine provides PHP libraries for database storage and object mapping, most notably the Object Relational Mapper (ORM) and the Database Abstraction Layer (DBAL). These open-source tools help PHP developers interact with databases by mapping PHP objects to database tables and by offering a unified API for database operations. The project is widely used across PHP frameworks such as Symfony, Laravel, and Laminas, and is maintained by a volunteer community under the MIT license. Unlike proprietary DB tools, Doctrine is funded through donations and sponsorships, and it also engages the developer community through blogs, events, and consulting. The goal is to give PHP developers stable, flexible database management capabilities and a reliable open-source ecosystem.

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2006

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What believers are saying

  • Doctrine 3.4.0 shipped last week, signaling active feature delivery for modern PHP.
  • Doctrine pushed ORM 2 EOL from February 2026 to at least February 2027.
  • Packagist shows DBAL major 3 adoption around 60 percent, strengthening upgrade momentum.

What critics are saying

  • ORM 2 support ends after February 2027, forcing upgrades across downstream applications.
  • ORM 3 adoption sits at 25-30 percent, delaying ecosystem convergence and support simplification.
  • DBAL 4 and ORM 3 deprecations break legacy code, creating migration toil for maintainers.

What makes Doctrine unique

  • Doctrine ORM and DBAL anchor PHP persistence across Symfony, Laravel, and Laminas.
  • Doctrine 3.4.0 added PHP 8.4 native lazy objects and property hooks support.
  • Doctrine’s 2026 sponsorship program funds maintainers, infrastructure, swag, and conference travel.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

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Health Insurance

Gym Membership

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Company News

Doctrine Project
Jun 28th, 2025
ORM 3.4.0 released with Native Lazy Objects and Property hooks support

Last week Doctrine Project has released Doctrine 3.4.0 which primarily adds support for PHP 8.4 functionality:

TYPO3 Association
Sep 21st, 2023
SkillDisplay Partners With the Doctrine Project

Now, SkillDisplay is partnering with Doctrine to offer open data skill definitions for these libraries, creating a shared foundation of competencies that will benefit developers across the community.