Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang)

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology platform in Birmingham is seeking a Lead Engineer to guide backend engineering strategy and drive architectural transformations. This role involves migrating from a Laravel Monolith to Golang Microservices while ensuring performance and scalability. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in PHP and Laravel, with a background in leading engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive PHP/Laravel experience required.
• Familiarity with building large-scale, high-load platforms.
• Capability in leading architecture discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the backend engineering strategy across the core API infrastructure.
• Drive best practices and standards.
• Build a robust, high-performance architecture.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Architecture discussions

Job description

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Xcede is partnering with a well-known technology platform that has over 15 million registered users and is undergoing an exciting transformation.

What will you do as a Lead Engineer?

• You will be responsible for leading the backend engineering strategy across the core API infrastructure.
• Driving best practices and standards.
• Building a robust, high-performance architecture powering millions of transactions.
• Organically migrating from a Laravel Monolith to Golang Microservices.

What background are they looking for?

• Extensive PHP/Laravel experience.
• Familiarity with building large-scale, high-load platforms.
• Leading architecture discussions.

If this sounds interesting, please apply or reach out!