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Lead Software Engineer-Backend (PHP)
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About this role
Role overview
Set technical direction for a backend engineering domain and lead delivery of services that support a scalable, data-intensive commerce platform. You’ll tackle complex system design and reliability challenges, coordinate projects from scope through delivery, and help engineers across teams improve how they build and operate software.
Responsibilities
- Define a technical vision for the domain and align projects with broader platform direction. - Design and implement solutions for complex problems, with attention to scale and high availability. - Lead end-to-end project execution, including scoping, sequencing, forecasting, and delivery against deadlines. - Contribute to architecture proposals and recommend tools or processes that address business needs. - Monitor service performance, identify improvements, and strengthen CI/CD through automation and tooling. - Lead post-incident learning, mentor engineers, improve documentation, and build alignment with partner teams.
Requirements
- Seven or more years of backend programming experience, including strong PHP experience. - Experience with MySQL or a similar database, including schema design, caching, and scaling. - Understanding of distributed systems and communication protocols such as TCP or gRPC. - Ability to analyze time and memory complexity. - Experience with Linux, Docker, and modern CI/CD or containerization tools. - Strong written and verbal communication skills; authorization to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Experience with Python, Go, Java, or a similar language; Redis or Memcached; DevOps; cloud platforms, particularly GCP; and observability frameworks such as OpenTelemetry. - A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related technical field.
Benefits and work setup
- The role is fully remote. Candidates in the Austin or Atlanta metro areas follow a hybrid schedule of three office days per week. - The listed national base salary range is $182,000–$259,000. Final compensation depends on experience, skills, qualifications, and location; other compensation and benefits may apply.