Solas IT Recruitment
Lead PHP Developer
Solas IT RecruitmentIreland10 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology

We're supporting a fast-growing digital health and wellness platform looking to bring their technology development in-house for the first time. The product is already live and well-established, with thousands of users across mobile and web.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on technical leader — someone who can take ownership of a modern, scalable platform and help shape the future of engineering, product delivery, and team growth.


What You'll Be Doing

  • Own the full technical stack (backend, mobile, cloud infrastructure)
  • Lead the transition from external development partner to internal capability
  • Introduce structure across delivery: roadmaps, backlog, release cycles
  • Drive continuous improvement in product reliability, performance, and scalability
  • Collaborate closely with the leadership team on product direction
  • Play a key role in future hiring and team building


Tech Environment

  • Backend: Laravel (PHP), REST APIs
  • Mobile: Fully native (Kotlin for Android, Swift for iOS)
  • Web: Integrated with an LMS (planned to be replaced for improved UX)
  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS serverless, S3, CloudFront)
  • Tooling: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, automated testing

The stack is well-architected, secure, and scalable — now it needs leadership, structure, and future planning.


What We're Looking For

  • Senior-level experience in backend development (ideally PHP / Laravel)
  • Strong understanding of native mobile app development (Android/iOS)
  • Familiarity with AWS infrastructure and DevOps best practices
  • Experience leading teams or managing external vendors
  • Confident working across engineering and product functions
  • Strong communicator, able to collaborate with non-technical stakeholders
  • Bonus: experience transitioning from outsourced to in-house development

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