Lead PHP Developer

JR United Kingdom; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a skilled Lead PHP Architect/Developer to drive the engineering efforts in building a next-gen analytics platform. This hybrid role focuses on architecting modular PHP applications, designing scalable microservices, and ensuring best practices in cloud-native environments, all while fostering collaboration across teams. If you are driven by solving complex backend challenges and enhancing financial education, we invite you to join us and make an impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of PHP development experience with strong Laravel or Symfony.
• Proven experience in scalable backend architectures.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of complex PHP applications using Laravel.
• Design microservices and APIs for learning and analytic tools.
• Guide architectural decisions and mentor dev teams.

Skills

Backend Architecture

PHP

Laravel

Microservices

API Design

DevOps

CI/CD

SQL Performance Tuning

Cloud-native Architectures

Technical Documentation

Tools

AWS

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Lead PHP Architect/Developer | Fintech Infrastructure | Hybrid (London)

We’re hiring a Lead PHP Developer with deep architectural & analytical expertise to help shape the next generation of learning and analytics platforms in the financial services sector. This is a high-impact role for someone who can blend clean, scalable code with modern architecture patterns — and enjoys solving complex backend challenges in a data-driven environment.

You’ll lead the design and development of core services powering enterprise applications, e-learning systems, and advanced reporting tools, all within a cloud-first, AWS-based microservices ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead development of complex, modular PHP applications using Laravel.
• Design scalable microservices, APIs, and distributed backend systems that power learning and analytics tools used globally.
• Guide architectural decisions across data modeling, service boundaries, performance optimization, and system security.
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code best practices (AWS-focused).
• Collaborate across teams to align engineering with business, compliance, and product goals.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in PHP development with a strong command of Laravel or Symfony in production.
• Proven experience designing scalable backend architectures, including microservices, event-driven systems, and API-first platforms.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL (or similar RDBMS) with raw SQL tuning and schema design for performance at scale.
• Experience building or integrating analytics/reporting systems — understanding of data pipelines, warehousing, or BI tools is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, preferably AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, etc.).
• Comfortable leading architectural reviews, producing technical documentation, and mentoring dev teams on best practices.

If you’re passionate about backend architecture, data-rich platforms, and building systems that support global financial education and intelligence — we’d love to speak with you.