Role Description 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 will 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. - Ensure long-term maintainability, reliability, and scalability of the platform. - 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. - Design and support analytical integrations using ClickHouse. - Event-Driven Architecture - Design reliable asynchronous processing solutions using Apache Kafka. - Lead the implementation of event-driven communication between services. - 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. - Establish post-mortem practices and continuous improvement processes. - Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with Product Owners, DevOps Engineers, QA teams, and other Team Leads. - Align engineering priorities with business objectives and delivery goals. - Ensure effective communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders. Qualifications - 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. - Ability to build a peer-to-peer culture without micromanagement. Requirements - 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. - Advanced knowledge of MySQL, including: - Query optimization - Indexing strategies - Replication - Performance tuning - Concurrency and lock optimization - Experience working with Redis. - Experience with ClickHouse or other analytical databases. - Strong practical experience with Apache Kafka. - Good understanding of: - CI/CD pipelines - Docker - Kubernetes - Linux environments - Networking fundamentals Benefits - 20 vacation days and 5 family days yearly. - Flexible start to the workday. - Support from a professional corporate coach and psychologist. - Regular internal and external activities, workshops, trips, and corporate events. - Access to our internal knowledge base, meetups, and team-building activities. - Ongoing training in new technologies and continuous professional development support.

• Collaborate within an agile cross-functional team , closely working with the product owner to outline products and strategies • Design application architectures and establish technical solutions for the provided services • Work closely with other software engineers in a friendly and collaborative environment • Ensure adherence to best practices , coding standards, and security requirements • Advocate for continuous improvement in development processes and technologies

• Contribute to the evolution of core backend platforms that support business-critical workflows. • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data, and Operations teams to deliver scalable and reliable solutions. • Help maintain and improve backend systems. • Optimize performance and participate in architectural discussions. • Break down complex initiatives into incremental deliverables. • Enjoy collaborating with teammates, contributing through code reviews and pair programming. • Gradually take ownership of larger technical initiatives.

• Develop and maintain web applications using modern front-end and back-end technologies; • Implement and integrate APIs and services to ensure communication between systems; • Participate in defining and evolving software architecture, ensuring quality, performance, and security; • Develop and execute automated tests to ensure application reliability; • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to continuously deliver solutions and product improvements; • Work on deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of applications in cloud and containerized environments; • Other related duties.