Lead Senior Software Engineer — Hands-on Platform Architect

Bold Company; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Bold Company is seeking a Team Lead / Senior Software Engineer to combine hands-on development with technical leadership on a large-scale, data-driven SaaS platform. You will stay close to the code while guiding the team to make informed architectural decisions and deliver high-quality software.

You will coach developers, drive engineering standards, and collaborate with product owners to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional software development experience.
• Experience as a Senior Developer, Lead Developer, Tech Lead or similar.
• Experience with PHP and modern PHP frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony.
• Experience building scalable SaaS or software platforms.
• Experience with APIs, integrations and databases.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git and automated testing.
• Experience with performance and scalability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience coaching or supporting other developers.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and improving scalable software solutions.
• Taking technical ownership of the platform.
• Contributing hands-on to the codebase.
• Making architectural and technical decisions together with the engineering team.
• Supporting developers with complex technical challenges.
• Performing code reviews and improving engineering standards.
• Improving platform performance, scalability and reliability.
• Translating product and business requirements into technical solutions.
• Coaching developers and sharing technical knowledge.
• Improving development processes, tooling and software quality.
• Working closely with product owners and other technical stakeholders.

Skills

Senior Developer

Lead Developer

Tech Lead

PHP

APIs

Database design

CI/CD

Code reviews

Tools

Laravel

Symfony

Git

Automated testing

Job description

Bold Company is seeking a Team Lead / Senior Software Engineer to combine hands-on development with technical leadership on a large-scale, data-driven SaaS platform. You will stay close to the code while guiding the team to make informed architectural decisions and deliver high-quality software.

You will coach developers, drive engineering standards, and collaborate with product owners to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.