We are looking for an experienced PHP Team Lead to join our engineering organization and lead a team of senior backend engineers building a high-load platform that processes tens of thousands of requests per second and terabytes of data daily.
This role combines strong technical expertise with mature people leadership. You’ll be responsible for building and developing a high-performing engineering team, driving architectural decisions, improving development processes, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of complex backend systems.
You will work closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and other engineering leaders to align technical strategy with business objectives while fostering a culture of ownership, autonomy, and engineering excellence.
What You'll Do
Team Leadership & Development
- Build, grow, and develop a team of Senior PHP Engineers.
- Participate in hiring and conduct in-depth technical and architectural interviews.
- Design effective onboarding programs for experienced engineers.
- Drive engagement, motivation, and long-term retention of key talent.




- Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings, performance reviews, and career development discussions.

Technical Leadership
- Facilitate architectural discussions and guide technical decision-making.
- Help senior engineers reach consensus on complex technical challenges.
- Promote a culture of engineering autonomy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Maintain high standards for code quality, software design, and engineering practices.

Delivery & Engineering Processes
- Establish and optimize development processes using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
- Support task decomposition, estimation, planning, and execution.
- Lead code reviews and ensure adherence to architectural and coding standards.

Architecture & System Design
- Drive the design and evolution of scalable backend architectures built with PHP.
- Evaluate and introduce architectural patterns, frameworks, and integration approaches.
- Ensur

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