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StairwaySoftSoftware Engineer
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phplaravelnode.jsnestjssqlclickhouseopensearchawsmicroservices
vue.jsblade
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We are looking for an experienced Backend Team Lead with a strong PHP background to take ownership of a high-load SMS AdTech project.
This is a hands-on leadership role combining backend development, technical ownership, team management, and direct communication with the client and project stakeholders.
You will lead a small engineering team of 2 Backend Developers and 1 DevOps Engineer, while remaining actively involved in architecture, code quality, performance optimization, and production stability.
Technical Stack
- PHP, Laravel
- Node.js, NestJS
- SQL, ClickHouse, OpenSearch
- AWS: SQS, S3
- Vue.js and Blade templates
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of 2 developers and 1 DevOps Engineer.
- Remain hands-on in backend development and technical problem-solving.
- Define and maintain high standards of code quality and conduct architectural and code reviews.
- Design and develop scalable backend services and microservices.
- Optimize high-load database queries, ClickHouse workloads, and OpenSearch indices.
- Troubleshoot production issues, performance bottlenecks, and system stability problems.
- Make technical and architectural decisions related to the evolution of the platform.
- Participate in regular calls with stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Support and improve existing monolithic services while gradually evolving the system architecture.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software development experience, with strong hands-on expertise in PHP and Laravel.
- 3+ years in a Team Lead, Tech Lead, or similar technical leadership role.
- Proven experience developing and supporting high-load / high-traffic backend systems.
- Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, ideally NestJS.
- Practical experience with ClickHouse and OpenSearch in production environments.
- Strong knowledge of SQL databases, query optimization, and performance tuning.
- Strong understanding of backend architecture, scalability, distributed systems, and microservices.
- Experience troubleshooting complex production issues and performance bottlenecks.
- Ability to combine technical leadership with hands-on development.
- Upper-Intermediate English proficiency, comfortable communicating directly with an international client and project stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- AWS services such as SQS and S3.
- Vue.js or Blade.
- Previous experience with AdTech, messaging platforms, or other high-traffic products.