Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang)

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology platform is seeking a Lead Engineer proficient in PHP and Golang. This exciting opportunity allows you to lead the backend engineering strategy, drive best practices, and build high-performance architecture while migrating to a microservices architecture. Based in Leeds with a hybrid work option.

Qualifications

• Extensive PHP/Laravel experience.
• Familiarity with building large-scale, high-load platforms.
• Experience 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 powering millions of transactions.
• Organically migrate from a Laravel Monolith to Golang Microservices.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Go

GCP

Job description

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Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang), Leeds, West Yorkshire

Client: Xcede

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Role: Lead Engineer

Stack: PHP, Laravel, Go, GCP

Location: Leeds, Hybrid (1-2x Month)

Salary: Up to £120k + benefits

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

Responsibilities:

• Lead the backend engineering strategy across the core API infrastructure.
• Drive best practices and standards.
• Build a robust, high-performance architecture powering millions of transactions.
• Organically migrate from a Laravel Monolith to Golang Microservices.

Candidate Background:

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

If interested, please apply or reach out!