This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Backend Team Lead (PHP) based in Spain.
This role offers the opportunity to build and lead an internal backend engineering team responsible for the long-term ownership of a high-performance platform.
You will combine hands-on technical leadership with team building, mentoring, architecture, and delivery ownership.
A major focus will be leading the migration from a legacy environment toward a modern, scalable, and internally managed architecture.
You will work closely with software architecture and engineering leadership to translate technical strategy into reliable production systems.
The role requires deep expertise in PHP and Laravel, alongside strong knowledge of databases, APIs, infrastructure, distributed systems, and observability.
You will play a critical role in ensuring high availability, security, resilience, and performance across general gaming systems.




This is an ideal opportunity for a pragmatic player-coach who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while building a strong team from the ground up.
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Accountabilities
Build and lead the internal Backend Engineering team from the ground up, establishing the capabilities required for full platform migration and long-term ownership.
Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-caliber backend engineers while establishing strong standards for delivery, clean code, testing, and engineering excellence.
Take technical ownership of the PHP backend and ensure the platform remains stable, secure, scalable, and highly performant throughout the migration.
Partner with the Software Architect to translate the long-term technical vision into a scalable architecture that can be managed and evolved internally.
Lead the transition from legacy systems and environments to a modern, high-performance internal architecture while identifying and mitigating technical and operational risks.
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📌 Backend Team Lead (España)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 España