Senior Software Engineer — Tech Lead & Mentor (Remote)

iVisa; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

Learning budgets for professional dev

Extended Family Leave policy

Flexible PTO

Job summary

iVisa is seeking a Senior Engineer to take technical ownership of core areas of our internal and external web platforms. You will set the standard for code quality, shape architectural decisions, and mentor developers while shipping scalable solutions for travelers worldwide.

You will lead design discussions, drive reliability and security, and collaborate with product and design. This role offers a remote-first environment and opportunities to improve tooling and deployment processes within an

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional web development experience with PHP and a modern framework (Laravel strongly preferred).
• Deep PHP – PHP 8 features, DI, testing, and maintainable code.
• Database fluency – schema design, query plans, production performance.
• Infrastructure awareness – Docker, cloud services (AWS preferred), CI/CD.
• Kubernetes and Argo experience is a plus.
• Mentor mindset – provide constructive feedback and coaching.
• Strong communication – explain trade-offs to engineers and product managers.
• Self-starter with remote work experience and fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Architect and Build – design and deliver new features with scalable architecture.
• Technical Leadership – lead design discussions and align on stack solutions.
• Mentorship & Code Review – perform code reviews and coach junior developers.
• Performance & Scalability – optimize systems to handle growing traffic.
• System & User Requirements – translate goals into technical plans with PMs.
• Reliability & Security – own platform stability and defend against vulnerabilities.
• Continuous Improvement – improve tooling, tests, and deployment processes.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Vue.js

TypeScript

Docker

AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

GitLab

English

Mentorship

Remote work

Tools

MySQL

GitLab

Vite

Composer

Node.js

Job description

iVisa is seeking a Senior Engineer to take technical ownership of core areas of our internal and external web platforms. You will set the standard for code quality, shape architectural decisions, and mentor developers while shipping scalable solutions for travelers worldwide.

You will lead design discussions, drive reliability and security, and collaborate with product and design. This role offers a remote-first environment and opportunities to improve tooling and deployment processes within an