Technical Lead

LaraLeb; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

webook.com is seeking a senior software engineer to lead a squad responsible for the Laravel/PHP backend, focusing on scalable, high-performance platforms. You will guide architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure code quality, testing, and observability while delivering critical features with product teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on contribution in complex areas, cloud deployments, and building robust, maintainable systems for high-traffic events in the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in Laravel/PHP backend systems and scalable architecture.
• Fluent English communication, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical leader for your squad, owning system design and standards.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable, reliable software solutions.
• Contribute hands-on to the codebase for high-impact areas.
• Review code and guide architectural decisions with emphasis on testing and observability.
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term system health and sustainability.
• Mentor engineers and foster ownership and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business needs into tech solutions.
• Own end-to-end execution from planning to production.

Skills

Laravel/PHP

Code quality & testing

SQL/NoSQL & caching

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD & containers

Agile/Scrum

Engineering leadership

Open-source contributions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Do you want to love what you do at work?
Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform peoples lives?
Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring, and average?
If yes, then this is the job you're looking for, webook.com is Saudi's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platforms in terms of technology, features, agility, revenue serving some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom surpassing over 2 billion sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Delivery Act as the technical leader for your squad, owning system design, code quality, and engineering standards.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
• Contribute hands-on to the codebase when needed, especially for complex or high-impact areas.
• Review code, guide architectural decisions, and ensure best practices in testing, documentation, and observability.
• Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term system health and sustainability.
• Team Enablement Lead, mentor, and support software engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support onboarding and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Provide clear technical direction while empowering engineers to make strong decisions.
• Execution & Collaboration Own end-to-end execution for your team’s deliverables, from planning to production.
• Work closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Ensure alignment between product priorities, technical execution, and platform standards.
• Act as the first point of escalation for technical or delivery challenges within your team.
• Operational Excellence Ensure production readiness, performance, and reliability of owned services.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-mortems.
• Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and team productivity.
• Leverage AI and automation where possible to improve engineering efficiency and product quality.

Key Skills

• Deep expertise in Laravel/PHP backend systems, with experience designing scalable, maintainable, and high-performance platforms.
• Solid knowledge of software development best practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, and observability.
• Deep understanding of large-scale, high-performance platforms, including SQL/NoSQL, caching, and concurrency.
• Strong strategic and operational planning skills, balancing short-term delivery with long-term system sustainability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (fluent English speaking and writing).
• Experience in Scrum and Agile methodology Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments is a plus.
• 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience delivering high-traffic, mission-critical platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or technical thought leadership is a plus.