PHP Team Lead

4500-5000 EUR Gross

The vacancy is open for specialists based in Latvia.

Client

Our client is a dynamic fintech company specializing in retail finance solutions, helping consumers split payments over time with ease. As part of one of the UK’s leading digital banks, they are driving innovation to create flexible, accessible, and seamless payment experiences for shoppers.

Position overview

We are seeking a Senior PHP Team Lead with strong Laravel experience to join and guide our engineering team. The role combines hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities. You will play a key role in maintaining and evolving the platform, mentoring team members, and driving engineering excellence across the backend team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers, promoting best practices in software design, development, and testing.
• Take ownership of the PHP (Laravel) backend, ensuring code quality, scalability, and performance.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, support career growth, and contribute to performance evaluations.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and stakeholders to refine technical requirements and align development with business goals.
• Participate in hiring processes, from screening and interviewing candidates to onboarding new team members.
• Drive initiatives to modernize the codebase, improve test coverage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Encourage cross-team collaboration and facilitate knowledge sharing within the engineering organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience with PHP.
• Strong expertise in Laravel.
• Previous experience in a Team Lead or Tech Lead role.
• Proven experience mentoring or leading other engineers.
• Solid background in relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with automated testing and test-driven development.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and modern CI/CD practices.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a distributed team.

Nice to have

• Frontend knowledge (Vue.js or Angular).
• Exposure to Kotlin.
• Background in fintech or payment integrations.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog).