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PHP TechLead

Posted 14 days ago

OfficeUkraine

Our Client is a global leader in corporate brand protection and domain management, serving Fortune 500 and large enterprises with domain registration, online brand monitoring, and anti-counterfeiting services.

Project Description:

The Client is consolidating two legacy client portals into a single modern platform, bringing feature parity ahead of client migration. Stack: PHP (Laravel), RabbitMQ, MySQL, Nuxt.js (Vue.js) on AWS.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of commercial software engineering, with strong hands-on PHP expertise
  • Deep expertise in PHP 8.x and Laravel (or comparable modern frameworks)
  • Solid experience with RabbitMQ and event-driven architecture
  • Strong MySQL skills - schema design, query optimization, performance tuning
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services
  • Experience with Nuxt.js / Vue.js and comfort working across the stack
  • Proven track record leading engineering teams - technical mentorship, code reviews, architectural decisions
  • Experience driving test automation strategy and modern CI/CD practices
  • Ability to work in a distributed, multi-timezone team (US / UK / Brazil)
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Experience working in Agile / Scrum / Kanban

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor)
  • Background in SaaS, multi-tenant platforms, or large-scale B2B portals

Responsibilities:

  • Lead technical delivery of a Scrum team (3 PHP devs + 2 QA), owning architecture and code quality
  • Design, develop, and review PHP / Laravel code for the portal feature parity workstream
  • Align with Client engineering leadership in US / UK / Brazil on technical direction and delivery
  • Break down epics into technical tasks, drive estimation and sprint planning
  • Mentor engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and technical guidance
  • Drive test automation adoption in partnership with QA to eliminate regression bottlenecks
  • Identify and unblock technical risks early; escalate delivery concerns proactively
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and Client governance cadence

We offer*:

  • Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
  • A competitive salary and good compensation package
  • Personalized career growth
  • Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
  • Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
  • Education reimbursement
  • Memorable anniversary presents
  • Corporate events and team buildings
  • Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers

Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
Ukraine

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