Backend Team Lead (PHP)

Triwill Group; France; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Triwill Group, on behalf of a partner, seeks a Backend Team Lead (PHP) based in France to build and lead an internal backend engineering team responsible for long-term ownership of a high-performance platform.

You will combine hands-on technical leadership with mentoring, architecture, and delivery ownership, migrating from a legacy environment toward a scalable, internally managed architecture, with a focus on PHP, Laravel, databases, APIs, and observability to ensure high availability and

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in PHP and Laravel.
• Experience leading backend teams and delivering architecture decisions.
• Proven track record migrating legacy systems to modern, scalable architectures.

Responsabilités

• Build and lead an internal backend engineering team responsible for long-term ownership of a high-performance platform.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentoring, and architecture guidance.
• Drive migration from legacy environments toward scalable, internally managed architecture while ensuring availability, security and performance.

Connaissances

PHP

Laravel

Databases

APIs

Observability

Architecture

Team leadership

Description du poste

Description:

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Backend Team Lead (PHP) based in France.

This role offers the opportunity to build and lead an internal backend engineering team responsible for the long-term ownership of a high-performance platform.
You will combine hands-on technical leadership with team building, mentoring, architecture, and delivery ownership.
A major focus will be leading the migration from a legacy environment toward a modern, scalable, and internally managed architecture.
You will work closely with software architecture and engineering leadership to translate technical strategy into reliable production systems.
The role requires deep expertise in PHP and Laravel, alongside strong knowledge of databases, APIs, infrastructure, distributed systems, and observability.
You will play a critical role in ensuring high availability, security, resilience, and performance across global gaming systems.
This is an ideal opportunity for a pragmatic player-coach who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while building a strong team from the ground up.