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. 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. Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings, performance reviews, and career development discussions. Help senior engineers reach consensus on complex technical challenges. 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. Data &

• High-Load Systems Oversee database design and optimization for high-throughput environments. Improve performance of MySQL-based systems handling thousands of queries per second. Event-Driven Architecture Design reliable asynchronous processing solutions using Apache Kafka. Reliability &





• Incident Management Own service stability and production reliability. Drive monitoring and observability initiatives using Prometheus and Grafana. Lead incident response activities and coordinate root cause analysis. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Product Owners, DevOps Engineers, QA teams, and other Team Leads.

Requirements Leadership Experience 2+ years of experience as a Team Lead or Tech Lead managing PHP engineering teams. Proven experience hiring, mentoring, and leading Senior Engineers. Strong people management skills with a coaching and servant leadership mindset.

Technical

Background 6+ years of commercial PHP development experience. Expert knowledge of PHP 8.x and modern backend development practices. Deep understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, design patterns, and software architecture. Strong experience with Symfony and/or Laravel. Databases & Infrastructure Advanced knowledge of MySQL, including: Performance tuning Experience working with Redis.

Experience with ClickHouse or other analytical databases. Strong practical experience with Apache Kafka. Understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems.

Docker Kubernetes

Linux environments Networking fundamentals Soft Skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience conducting performance reviews and mentoring engineers. Tech Stack PHP 8.Symfony / Laravel MySQL Redis Apache Kafka Docker Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana Ongoing training in new technologies and continuous professional development support About the company Worldsensing Híbrido (46010, Valencia, Valencia, España) Software Engineer Team Lead

📌 Senior PHP Team Lead — High-Load Backend Architect (Barcelona)
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