Backend Tech Lead

About the Position

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.

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

We have several great workspaces to choose from, including our headquarters in Vilnius and our hubs in Klaipėda and Riga. For our Vilnius office, we follow a 4 days onsite, 1 day remote hybrid model. For roles based outside Vilnius, the work arrangement – onsite, hybrid, or remote-depends on the specific position.

We Offer

• Health Insurance (after probation), on-site physiotherapist, office gym, and fitness classes
• 7 extra days off, 3 for weddings, hybrid work, and the freedom to work 2 months from anywhere in the world
• Pet-friendly office, fresh breakfasts, hot lunches, and fully stocked drawers and fridges
• Rooftop and cellar events
• Public transport card for Vilnius and access to Perks.lt benefits
• €1100 yearly budget for personal or team growth (coaching, mentorship, training, conferences, online courses, subscriptions, books)
• Opportunity to build impact across 30+ brands worldwide
• €1500 for every successful referral

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