Lead Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel)

Lead Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel), Remote

An international VPN product is looking for a backend team lead. The team is Russian-speaking, distributed, and works remotely.

Role Format: ~60% management / ~40% hands-on. Team: 5 backend developers.

Stack: PHP 7.4/8.*, Laravel 7/8/11, MySQL 8, Redis/Memcache, queues, Nginx, Git/Composer, *nix CLI. Bonus: Node.js experience.

Responsibilities:

🌸Leading the backend team (planning, prioritization, deadlines), code review. 🌸Developing features and integrations (including payment systems). 🌸Optimizing/refactoring Laravel code (without "heavy legacy"). 🌸Grooming/decomposition, task management in YouTrack (Dashboards, Gantt). 🌸Code/task documentation. 🌸Occasionally — Blade (main frontend is done by FE).

Requirements:

💦7+ years of commercial PHP development experience. 💦Proficient Laravel + SQL/Eloquent. 💦Highload experience (understanding of resources/bottlenecks). 💦Queues, Redis/Memcache, Nginx, Node.js (desirable), Git, Docker (a plus).

If interested, please send your CV/LinkedIn + expected salary range in a private message to recruiter contact.

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