Lead PHP Architect & Backend Engineer

Free-Work; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Free-Work in London is seeking a Tech Architect Lead PHP Back-end Developer to join the boutique software team. You will perform hands-on development while shaping architecture, coding standards and strategy for a retail systems platform.

The role requires 5–10 years in PHP/MySQL on Linux, plus leadership experience over a development team. Based in City of London with scope for technical influence and delivery leadership.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of software development experience with PHP and MySQL on Linux environments.
• Demonstrated leadership over a development team is desirable.
• Strong skills in specification writing and architectural design.

Responsibilities

• Own and contribute to specs and technical documentation.
• Assist project managers with planning and scheduling.
• Lead code reviews and drive quality across the codebase.
• Provide architecture overview and oversee implementation efforts.

Skills

PHP

MySQL

Linux

Leadership

Code reviews

Architectural design

Specification writing

Project planning

Mentoring

Job description

Free-Work in London is seeking a Tech Architect Lead PHP Back-end Developer to join the boutique software team. You will perform hands-on development while shaping architecture, coding standards and strategy for a retail systems platform.

The role requires 5–10 years in PHP/MySQL on Linux, plus leadership experience over a development team. Based in City of London with scope for technical influence and delivery leadership.