Backend Team Lead (PHP)

📋 Description

• Build and lead the internal Backend Engineering team from the ground up, establishing the
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-caliber backend engineers while establishing strong
• Take technical ownership of the PHP backend and ensure the platform remains stable, secure
• Partner with the Software Architect to translate the long-term technical vision into a scalable
• Lead the transition from legacy systems and environments to a modern, high-performance internal
• Own backend delivery against the technical roadmap, ensuring priorities are clearly defined

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, or equivalent technical leader, with a
• Professional background in iGaming, sportsbook, fintech, or similarly high-performance and
• Expert-level knowledge of PHP and Laravel, including extensive experience refactoring complex
• Proven experience managing high-stakes technical migrations between systems or environments, with a
• Deep knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL, as well as Redis and other
• Strong experience designing and developing scalable REST and GraphQL APIs.

🎁 Benefits

• Full-time contract opportunity within a growing technology environment.
• Opportunity to build and lead a backend engineering team from the ground up.
• Significant ownership over the technical direction, migration strategy, architecture, and long-term
• Opportunity to work on a B2B technology platform launched in 2025 and contribute to its growth and
• Truly international working environment with colleagues and stakeholders across different countries.
• Fully distributed working model with the flexibility of a global remote team.