Team Lead/Senior PHP Developer

About the Position

We’re looking for a Team Lead/Senior PHP Developer to join Edlight- a business that builds AI products and expert services for students and professionals.

Remote Full-Time | Development

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Responsibilities

• Lead the backend direction of the product from architecture to production release.
• Manage a team of two Backend Developers, including 1:1 meetings, feedback, and development plans.
• Maintain code quality through code reviews and technical standards.
• Decompose, estimate, and plan tasks while helping unblock the team.
• Coordinate with Frontend and QA teams across integration points.
• Manage technical debt while balancing delivery speed.
• Participate in hiring Backend Developers.

Requirements

• Have strong PHP 8+ and Symfony 6+ experience (3+ years).
• Write clean code following SOLID, KISS, and DRY principles, and are confident refactoring existing codebases.
• Have strong MySQL expertise, including query optimization, indexing, and execution plan analysis.
• Demonstrate architectural thinking at the service and API boundary level, making informed technical trade-offs.
• Have cross-stack understanding and can anticipate how backend decisions impact Frontend and QA.
• Use AI development tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Copilot) as an integral part of your daily workflow.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GraphQL (Overblog GraphQL Bundle).
• Experience with RabbitMQ and Symfony Messenger.
• Experience with AWS S3, Redis or Memcached, and WebSocket technologies (Centrifugo).
• Experience with or genuine interest in Python (FastAPI).
• Experience hiring engineers and conducting technical interviews.

We Offer

• Strong team and growth environment
• Work alongside experienced and motivated professionals. This enables rapid professional growth and high performance.
• Remote work & flexible schedule
• You can start your workday anytime between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM (Kyiv time) and finish between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM, considering team collaboration hours. You’re also welcome to visit our office in Kyiv or coworking spaces in Lviv and Warsaw.
• Time to recharge
• 28 working days of paid vacation per year, 30 sick leave days, and all public holidays observed. You can also arrange a workday transfer - swapping a working day with a day off and vice versa.
• Health & well-being support
• For the team in Ukraine - medical insurance, compensation for sports activities, books, and therapy sessions. We care about physical and mental well-being because we play the long game.
• Learning & development
• Compensation for courses and conferences, leadership training, internal lectures, English lessons, and speaking clubs.
• Team time
• Quarterly online or offline team-building events. We know how to not only work together but also connect beyond daily tasks.
• Social Impact
• The Ukrainian Victory Support program and other charitable initiatives aimed at supporting Ukraine.

About the Company

Edlight is a company that builds AI products and expert services for students and professionals. We are committed to providing high-quality services and supporting Ukraine through various charitable initiatives.

Our Hiring Flow

1. Pre-screen
2. Technical interview
3. Final Interview
4. Reference check
5. Job Offer

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