Backend Team Lead (Symfony)

Accountabilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of backend developers working primarily with PHP (Symfony) and Golang, supporting technical growth and fostering a collaborative engineering culture.


• Oversee backend project execution, ensuring timely delivery, code quality, and alignment with business objectives and Agile development processes.


• Contribute to architectural decisions, coding standards, scalability improvements, and long-term technical strategy across backend systems and APIs.


• Participate actively in hands-on backend development, including feature implementation, service optimization, refactoring, and troubleshooting production issues.


• Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, DevOps, analytics, and product teams to ensure seamless project coordination and efficient delivery workflows.


• Improve CI/CD pipelines, testing practices, documentation standards, and development workflows to enhance engineering efficiency and reliability.


• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance development initiatives for backend engineers while helping scale the team effectively.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional backend development experience with strong expertise in PHP 7.4+ and Symfony framework development.


• Hands-on experience developing services and components using Golang within scalable backend environments.


• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, software design patterns, clean architecture principles, and backend system design.


• Proven experience building and maintaining scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices architectures.


• Solid knowledge of SQL databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including query optimization and data modeling.


• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, Git workflows, and CI/CD pipelines.


• Familiarity with automated testing methodologies including TDD, DDD, and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.


• Strong understanding of caching strategies, performance optimization techniques, and API integrations.


• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with the ability to manage priorities, mentor developers, and drive successful delivery outcomes.


• Strong written communication skills and conversational English proficiency.


• Previous experience in technical leadership, system design, or architecture review environments is considered an advantage.


• Proactive mindset, strong problem-solving abilities, and a collaborative approach to teamwork.

• Fully remote-first work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere.


• Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and expertise.


• Paid time off to support work-life balance and personal well-being.


• Ongoing learning and development support, including courses, workshops, conferences, and certifications.


• Home office allowance for equipment and workspace setup.


• Wellness support including gym memberships, fitness activities, yoga classes, or home workout equipment.


• Unlimited sick leave policy focused on employee health and recovery.


• Medical reimbursement support covering healthcare, dental care, and psychological support expenses.


• Full reimbursement for co-working space access when desired.


• Access to company events, gaming nights, fitness challenges, and annual retreats designed to encourage team connection and engagement.

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