About the Position

Lead backend architecture across growing global brands, mentor engineers, and build reliable, scalable products with PHP, Laravel, and AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the overall technical strategy and architecture across multiple products and brands;
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3-4 backend engineers;
Own system architecture decisions - design for scalability, maintainability, and reliability;
Review technical designs and code to ensure quality, performance, and adherence to best practices;
Hands-on development using PHP, Laravel, and Laravel Nova;
Identify technical debt, propose improvements, and drive their implementation proactively;
Ensure system reliability - monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, and put safeguards in place to prevent recurrence;
Build and improve engineering processes, eliminate bottlenecks, and ensure consistency across teams;
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve delivery speed;
Track and report technical health metrics (uptime, performance, incident counts) to senior management;
Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and product teams;
Stay up-to-date with new tools, architectural patterns, and AI-assisted development practices;
Proactively identify technical risks and gaps and take initiative to address them without waiting to be directed.

Requirements

5+ years of proven backend development experience;
Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Laravel; experience with Laravel Nova is a plus;
Strong understanding of system architecture, database design, and API design;
Experience owning production reliability - monitoring, incident response, performance tuning;
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum development processes;
Ability to manage and grow a backend engineering team;
Ability to leverage AI tools in coding and development workflows;
Strong sense of ownership - able to independently identify scope, prioritize, and execute without constant direction.

Nice to Have

Experience with Laravel Nova specifically;
Experience with queueing/event-driven systems (e.g. SQS, Redis);
Experience working in e-commerce or high-traffic web products;
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) and CI/CD pipelines.

Salary

Gross salary range is 5500-6500 EUR/month.

Location

Kaunas, Lithuania

About the Company

Kiloverse is the operational force that helps ventures grow - building the systems, teams, and infrastructure that turn ideas into scalable businesses. Behind every fast-growing product, there’s a group of people who think like owners, act fast, and execute with precision.

Here, you’ll find people who want to break big in their careers - working side by side with entrepreneurs and founders to build ventures that redefine the health, wellness, beauty, or travel industries.

We Offer

Own your wellness: Health insurance (after probation), on-site physiotherapist, office gym, fitness classes, 7 extra days off, 3 for weddings, hybrid work, and the freedom to work 2 months from anywhere in the world.
Boost your daily life: Pet-friendly office, fresh breakfasts, hot lunches, fully stocked drawers and fridges, rooftop and cellar events, public transport card for Vilnius, and access to Perks.lt benefits.
Shape your growth path: Coaching, mentorship, training, conferences, online courses, subscriptions, books – you’ve got a €1100 yearly budget to fuel personal or team growth.
Drive global impact: Build impact across 30+ brands worldwide. Launch bold projects. Even step in as a co-founder – we reward those who push further. And if you bring in more great people, you get €1500 for every successful referral.

Additional conditions apply based on your residence location.

Backend Tech Lead

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