PHP Team Lead
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About the Position
We’re looking for a skilled PHP Team Lead who's passionate about building reliable backend systems, enjoys working on high-load, scalable architectures, and is ready to lead a team of backend engineers while helping drive our product's performance and stability.
📍 Location: EU-based
💼 Cooperation type: Full-time
🧭 Work format: Remote
Our day-to-day backend stack includes: PHP, Symfony, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, REST APIs, PHPUnit.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the team, including hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and professional growth.
- Manage task and resource allocation, prioritization, and day-to-day team operations.
- Track team performance, provide regular feedback, and ensure predictable delivery.
- Foster collaboration and continuous improvement, while proactively managing risks, blockers, and dependencies.
- Develop new user-facing features.
- Optimize the application for maximum speed and scalability.
- Participate in code reviews and architecture decisions.
- Write functional tests.
Requirements
- 5+ years of active experience with PHP, with a strong understanding of the latest versions.
- Strong knowledge and practical experience with Symfony Framework (3+ years).
- 2+ years of experience in a Team Lead / management position.
- Experience with API-based systems (REST, RPC).
- Significant experience with high-load databases.
- Experience with SQS/RabbitMQ or similar technologies.
- Experience with Redis/Memcache or similar technologies.
- Experience writing unit and functional tests.
- Experience with Docker configuration.
- Verbal and written English and Ukrainian.
We Offer
- Industry Leader: Make a meaningful contribution to a globally recognized solution that shapes the future of the server-side tracking market.
- Flexibility: Enjoy a flexible work schedule with the freedom to choose where you work.
- Extended remote workspace setup: Experience the benefits of a fully equipped remote workspace, designed to elevate your productivity and create a comfortable work atmosphere.
- Collaborative culture: Engage in a friendly and open team environment that encourages initiative, creativity, and collaboration.
- Educational support: Invest in your self-development through a dedicated training and professional growth budget.
- Well-Being: Take advantage of 30 days of paid time off (20 standard days + 10 more to cover public holidays), Parental Leave, Anniversary days off, and Study Leave to support your recharge and maintain a balance between work and personal life.
- Health support: Feel secure with full coverage for Sick Leave and a dedicated medical insurance budget that prioritizes your health.
About the Company
Stape is a global product-driven IT company and the #1 leader in the server-side tracking market. We’re building a powerful, technically complex product that simplifies server-side tracking for marketers and website owners. Our platform processes over 5 billion requests daily, helping improve tracking accuracy and data privacy for more than 200, 000 clients worldwide. We work closely with top tech partners, including Meta, LinkedIn, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok to provide advanced tracking capabilities.
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Stapeis a leader in server-side tracking, offering easy-to-use solutions for marketers, analysts, and website owners.We are developing a powerful product that transforms the way server-side tracking works, simplifying the process for marketers and website owners. Our platform processes over10 billion requests daily,helping improve tracking accuracy and data privacy for more than100, 000 clients worldwide.We work closely with top partners like Meta, Tiktok and Snapchat to provide advanced tracking capabilities.At Stape, we don’t just create a product — we aim to build an ecosystem that powers modern marketing and analytics. One of the key strengths of our company is our use of cutting-edge technologies. We don’t deal with legacy systems — we only work with the most up-to-date, efficient tools, which allows us to stay ahead of the curve in the industry and quickly adapt to new challenges.Benefits of working at Stape:●Innovative product:Make a meaningful difference by contributing to a globally recognized solution that shapes the future of the server-side tracking market.●Collaborative culture:Thrive in a friendly and open team environment that encourages initiative, creativity, and collaboration.●Flexibility:Enjoy a flexible work schedule with the freedom to choose where you work—whether from home or our cozy office in the heart of Kyiv.●Career growth support:The company provides a dedicated budget for your professional development.●Comfortable work environment:The company provides support for necessary equipment to help you create a productive and comfortable workspace.●Paid parental leave:Paid parental leave is available to support employees during key life moments, helping to maintain a healthy balance between work and family life.●Work-Life Harmony:Unlimited sick leave, 20 paid vacation days, and official Ukrainian public holidays to help you stay healthy and recharge.Our team is made up of passionate experts dedicated to making tracking easy and efficient. Let’s continue pushing the boundaries of innovation together — join us at Stape and be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that’s shaping the future of server-side tracking! 🚀Follow us!Facebook:www.facebook.com/stape.ioLinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/... stape/posts/?feedView=allGithub:github.com/stape-ioTwitter:x.com/stape_ioInstagram:www.instagram.com/stape.ioYoutube:www.youtube.com/@Stape
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