PHP Team Lead
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Lead with strong expertise in PHP and modern frameworks to lead our engineering team, drive technical excellence, and deliver high-quality solutions.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of developers in an agile environment.
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable web applications.
- Ensure best practices in coding, testing, security, and DevOps workflows.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance for mission-critical systems.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth releases.
- Conduct code reviews and enforce high engineering standards.
- Drive technical decisions, architecture discussions, and problem-solving strategies.
- Contribute hands-on in PHP/Laravel projects when required.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in PHP development.
- Proven expertise with modern PHP frameworks, Laravel (4+ years) required.
- Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices (Docker, containers, server monitoring, cloud services).
- Some frontend development knowledge, especially React.js.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and team management via Jira.
- Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
- Hands-on experience in troubleshooting and problem solving at scale.
- Knowledge of CakePHP is a plus.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and system architecture.
- Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and TDD/BDD approaches.
- Proficiency in MySQL/PostgreSQL and ORM design.
- Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) and message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka) is an advantage.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Exposure to front-end build tools (Webpack, Vite).
- Familiarity with API authentication and security standards (OAuth2, JWT, Sanctum).
- Contribution to open-source projects or strong GitHub portfolio.