Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang)

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology platform is seeking a Lead Engineer to spearhead their backend engineering initiatives. You will lead the strategy across core API infrastructure, enhance performance, and migrate systems to a microservices architecture. This role is ideal for candidates with solid PHP and Laravel experience who thrive in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive PHP/Laravel experience.
• Experience building large-scale, high-load platforms.
• Leadership experience in architecture discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend engineering strategy across core API infrastructure.
• Drive best practices and standards.
• Build robust, high-performance architecture for transactions.
• Migrate from Laravel Monolith to Golang Microservices.

Skills

Backend engineering

Architecture discussions

High performance architecture

Job description

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Xcede are partnering with a well known technology platform that has over 15 million registered users and are going through a very exciting transformation as a business.

? 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 over 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!