Team Lead PHP Engineer

About the Role:

• The Team Lead PHP Engineer will join the Payments Systems core team to integrate new payment gateways, run experiments, and maintain systems ensuring seamless and secure transactions.
• As Senior PHP Developer, you will design and implement payment experiments, optimize existing systems, and have direct impact on the payment experience for millions of users.

What You'll Be Working On:

• Develop the payments and billing codebase and contribute to its technical direction.
• Take experiments and gateway integrations end-to-end: scope, build, analyze, deliver a verdict.
• Optimize existing payment systems for reliability, performance, and security.
• Lead people: run 1:1s and PDPs, mentor, keep the team aligned and resilient.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Growth on payment initiatives.

What We Expect From You:

• Maturity and self-sufficiency — owning tasks and whole features end-to-end.
• 6+ years of backend development experience; 1–2+ years leading or mentoring a small team.
• Strong PHP skills with a modern framework (Yii2 and/or Laravel).
• Relational databases (MySQL and/or PostgreSQL) and Git and Docker expertise.
• Software architecture design and testing discipline gained on high-load projects.

What We Offer:

• Flexible working environment — remote from many countries or in-person collaboration in hubs.
• Competitive compensation and stock options plus a performance-based bonus system.
• Professional growth and learning through courses, conferences, and internal mobility.
• Health and well-being benefits including health coverage, wellness programmes, and quarterly Mental Health Days.
• Family-friendly culture with flexibility for parents, airSlate Junior Club, and pet-friendly approach.