Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang)

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology platform seeks a Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang) in Portsmouth. Your role will involve leading backend engineering strategies, overseeing high-performance architecture, and managing migration efforts from Laravel to Golang. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £120k and requires extensive experience in PHP and leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Golang

GCP

Job description

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Lead Engineer (PHP/Golang), Portsmouth, Hampshire

Client: Xcede

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 04.06.2025

Expiry Date: 19.07.2025

Job Description:

Role: Lead Engineer

Stack: PHP, Laravel, Go, GCP

Location: London, 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 supporting millions of transactions.
• Lead the migration from Laravel Monolith to Golang Microservices.

Qualifications:

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

If interested, please apply or contact us!