Lead Backend Engineer

Hybrid

London, United Kingdom

£ 110,000 / year

Full Time

12-03-2025

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Lead PHP Developer

Lead PHP Developer - £90,000 - £110,000 p/a

PHP Developer - would you like the opportunity to work with one of the leading booking platforms in Europe?

The Company
A market leading booking platform with a global presence. With high-end offices in central London, a short walk from the nearest tube station. You will be joining an established PHP team during an exciting period of growth across their PHP development. They can be very flexible with remote working.

The Role
Leading a squad of 7 backend developers
Remaining hands on whilst leading and mentoring developers
Drive the team to ensure exceptional development standards and practices
Design and implement the technical road map

Requirements
Extensive experience with PHP
Experience of leading teams and mentoring developers
Strong knowledge of Laravel / Symfony
Knowledge of Golang
Strong API development experience
CI / CD, GCP / AWS and Kubernetes experience is a bonus

As a Lead PHP developer, this is a unique opportunity to join a market leading company with the added bonus of continuing to grow your skillset, with an outstanding benefits package on offer.

About the Company

OB are an industry leading technology recruitment consultancy operating across the UK and Europe. Established in 2010 by Billy Jenkins and James Mace, we specialise across the entire tech industry - placing contract and permanent talent in technical roles, ranging from entry level to C-level positions. With more than a decade’s experience, we’re the number one agency for some of the most exciting technology brands in the UK including ASOS, SKY, BBC and SkyScanner. Our extensive talent pool is made up of the best technology ... Know more

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