Technical Lead

Tech Lead Software Engineering

Overview

We are looking for a hands on Technical Lead to help design, build and scale a high traffic digital platform used by millions of users globally. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys staying close to the code while also guiding engineers, improving technical standards and helping shape the overall architecture of a fast growing product.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

Act as the technical lead for your squad, owning system design, code quality, and

engineering standards

Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions

Contribute hands-on to complex or high-impact areas of the codebase

Guide architecture, code reviews, testing, documentation, and observability

Balance short-term delivery goals with long-term platform sustainability

Team Enablement

Mentor and support engineers in technical and professional growth

Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Support onboarding and knowledge sharing

Provide clear technical direction while empowering autonomy

Execution & Collaboration

Own delivery from planning through production

Partner with Product, Design, and stakeholders on technical solutions

Align engineering execution with platform standards

Act as escalation point for technical challenges

Operational Excellence

Ensure performance, reliability, and production readiness

Participate in incident response and post-mortems

Improve workflows and tooling

Use automation and AI to boost efficiency and quality

Key Skills

Strong PHP/Laravel backend expertise

Experience with scalable high-performance systems

Knowledge of testing, documentation, and observability

SQL/NoSQL databases, caching, concurrency

Strong communication skills

Agile/Scrum experience

Cloud infrastructure and CI/CD exposure is a plus

Required Experience

5+ years of professional software engineering experience

Experience on high-traffic mission-critical platforms

Computer Science degree or equivalent experience

Open-source or thought leadership is a plus