Lead Backend Engineer - job 2 of 4

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer (PHP and Laravel).

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of critical development initiatives in the Laravel/PHP codebase
• Architect scalable and maintainable backend solutions
• Provide hands-on mentorship and guidance to backend developers

Required Qualifications

• Advanced experience with modern PHP and Laravel
• Strong system architecture and software design skills
• Proven ability to make sound technical decisions
• Solid grasp of backend fundamentals including RESTful API design, SQL, and version control (Git)
• Previous experience in a leadership or mentorship capacity within an engineering team