PHP LEAD

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Product Tech Lead with deep expertise in PHP (Laravel) and modern web development practices. You will be responsible for leading the architecture, development, and delivery of scalable software products, mentoring the team, and ensuring coding best practices are aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end architecture, development, deployment, and scaling of software products.
• Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions.
• Own code quality, performance, and security of all backend and frontend components.
• Guide and mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and enforce best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, release strategies, and maintain technical documentation.
• Stay updated with latest technologies and continuously bring in innovation.

Required Technical Skills:

• PHP 8.x+ and a deep understanding of modern Laravel (10.x+) features.
• Proficient in MVC design patterns, Service-oriented architecture, and clean code practices.
• Strong experience in MySQL / MariaDB, with proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL (preferred), JSON, and XML.
• Good exposure to frontend integration with HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design principles.
• Strong skills in JavaScript (ES6+), AJAX, and working experience with modern JS frameworks like React.js, Vue.js, or Angular.
• Experience with Version Control Systems (Git) and branching strategies.
• Hands-on experience with API documentation tools like Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Familiarity with message queues (RabbitMQ, Redis), web sockets, and real-time communication handling.
• Experience with Linux-based deployment, command-line operations, and basic server-side scripting.
• Experience with Docker, NGINX/Apache, and deployment automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins) is a plus.