Lead Backend Engineer (PHP/Go)

In this role, you will:

Lead, mentor, and support the development team while remaining actively involved in hands-on software development;

Design and develop scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems, writing clean, tested, and documented code;

Own and oversee the full development lifecycle - from research and technical design to deployment and production support;

Drive technical decision-making, review code and architecture, and establish high engineering standards and development practices;

Contribute to technical decision-making in an early-stage, fast-growing project;

Create, review, and maintain microservices, optimizing them for performance, stability, security, and scalability.

Your skills & experiences:

• Have deep knowledge of PHP (preferably Symfony) and experience or interest in Golang, Node.js;

• Know how SQL and NoSQL databases work and how to write optimized queries and debug them if needed;

• Have practical experience with several technologies from our stack: Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MySQL clusters, GitLab CI, Redis, and automated testing;

• Be able to guide technical decisions, review designs and code, mentor other developers, and help the team maintain high engineering standards;

• Communicate clearly, take ownership, and enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow; previous formal team-lead experience is welcome but not required;

Nice to have:

Value playful communication over corporate BS.

Previous experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating developers, formally or informally

Any experience with DevOps practices (deployment pipelines, automation, etc.);

Familiarity with front-end technologies and frameworks (e. g. TypeScript, React, etc.).

Tech stack:

PHP;

Golang;

TypeScript, ReactJS;

Kafka;

Redis;

Kubernetes;

Microservices;

Gitlab CI;

SQL and NoSQL.

Salary & Benefits:

Gross salary: 6500 - 7300 EUR/month. Keep in mind that we are open to discuss a different salary based on your skills and competencies.

Growth & Learning: 40+ internal learning options, external conferences, mentorship, and year-round knowledge-sharing.

Health & Well-being: Private health insurance, psychotherapy, on-site well-being consultants, 24/7 gym access, and a wellness app.

Celebration & Community: Team events, an overseas workation, quarterly team-building budgets, and plenty of ways to mark milestones together.

Plus bonus vacation days, paid life-moment days off, barista coffee, and all the tools you need. See the full list of benefits here: https://career.oxylabs.io/blog/our-work-benefits/.