Lead PHP Software Developer

Lead PHP Software Developer

Aylo

Athens, Greece

We’re looking for a PHP Software Lead to help build, scale, and guide our engineering team. You’ll be responsible for leading development efforts, mentoring engineers, and driving the delivery of high-quality software. You’ll work closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams, playing a key role in shaping the technical direction and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our platform.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and mentor a team of PHP developers, supporting their growth and technical excellence;
• Design, develop, and deliver new features for existing systems;
• Own key components and drive high-quality code through reviews and best practices;
• Define and enforce engineering standards across the full product lifecycle;
• Collaborate with Product Owners to align technical solutions with business goals;
• Contribute to project planning, estimation, and risk mitigation;
• Drive system reliability, scalability, and performance;
• Promote a strong engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement;
• Evaluate technologies and communicate recommendations to stakeholders;
• Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

What you'll need to be successful

Must-haves:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role;
• Strong PHP expertise or backend experience with PHP knowledge;
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems;
• Proven ability to build scalable, high-availability systems;
• Experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, message queues, Docker, Composer;
• Strong grasp of SOLID principles and clean coding practices;
• UNIX/Linux and web server configuration experience.

Nice-to-haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent;
• Database scaling and performance optimization;
• Monitoring, logging, and performance tuning;
• CI/CD pipelines and automated testing;
• Experience with ReactJS.