Tech Lead owning Laravel backend platform for international content creation scale-up. Leading a team in a fast-paced environment while ensuring code quality and performance.
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the Laravel-based backend platform, ensuring performance, scalability and code quality
Architect and deliver solutions across Laravel (PHP 8+) and React/TypeScript
Lead technical delivery within 6-week agile product cycles (Shape-Up)
Build and improve APIs, data pipelines and integrations across systems
Oversee AWS infrastructure, GitLab CI/CD pipelines and DevOps standards
Mentor engineers and foster an agile, pragmatic and collaborative culture
Work directly with the CPO (Amsterdam) and Product team on feature delivery
Quarterly travel to Amsterdam for alignment and workshops
Requirements
+8 years of software engineering experience
+5 years of Laravel / modern PHP framework experience (non-negotiable)
Proven experience leading small teams or acting as senior reference point
Background in startup or scale-up environments (iterative, fast and hands-on)
Strong API design, data modelling and integration skills
Experience with AWS, CI/CD (GitLab) and containerisation (Docker)
Fluent in English and comfortable collaborating cross-functionally
Benefits
Shape the foundation of the new Valencia engineering hub
Work in a fast-growing & product-driven & international scale-up
Permanent contract from day one
Competitive salary and growth opportunities
Extra benefits discussed during interviews
High trust, low bureaucracy and a modern AI-enabled product environment
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