Architecture-Led Lead Developer: Laravel & Microservices

Spencer Richardson; Winsford; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Richardson in the United Kingdom is seeking a hands-on Lead Developer to own architecture, drive technical direction, and lead a small engineering team. This role requires designing scalable systems, setting standards, and shipping production-ready software across the platform.

You will take ownership of platform architecture, ensure engineering excellence, and translate product vision into reliable, scalable services with robust CI/CD pipelines and secure APIs.

Qualifications

• Strong Laravel experience in production environments.
• Proven background in system architecture.
• Experience building or scaling microservices-based systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems principles.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience with CI/CD and Git workflows.
• Leadership experience in a technical environment.
• Clear communicator who can bridge business and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own technical architecture and system design.
• Lead a small team and raise the engineering bar.
• Design scalable applications using Laravel.
• Architect microservices and modular systems where appropriate.
• Build secure, high-performance REST APIs.
• Implement queue-based and event-driven systems.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategy.
• Improve performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Lead sprint planning and technical roadmap discussions.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor developers.
• Own and resolve production issues when it matters most.

Skills

Laravel

System architecture

Microservices

AWS

Distributed systems

SQL & data modelling

CI/CD & Git

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Spencer Richardson in the United Kingdom is seeking a hands-on Lead Developer to own architecture, drive technical direction, and lead a small engineering team. This role requires designing scalable systems, setting standards, and shipping production-ready software across the platform.

You will take ownership of platform architecture, ensure engineering excellence, and translate product vision into reliable, scalable services with robust CI/CD pipelines and secure APIs.