Team Lead (Laravel)

Lead PHP (Laravel) Developer

We are searching for a Lead PHP (Laravel) Developer to take ownership of our backend architecture and lead a team of WordPress developers as we scale our iGaming platforms.

Were looking for a hands-on technical leader with strong PHP/Laravel expertise who can both architect and deliver while mentoring a team and driving best practices across multiple web properties.

Our Dev team builds tools and faces complex challenges while successfully delivering our product to users worldwide from England to Nigeria and Canada to India.

Join us to lead high-growth products scale our expanding network build

robust backend systems and ensure performance availability and scalability across all our platforms.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

Leading the design architecture and development of scalable backend systems using PHP (Laravel)

Managing and mentoring a team of WordPress developers ensuring code quality and best practices

Overseeing multiple web platforms (primarily WordPress-based) and their integration with custom backend services

Defining technical direction architecture decisions and development standards

Collaborating with product marketing and SEO teams to build high-

performance SEO-friendly platforms

Ensuring system performance scalability uptime and reliability Reviewing code conducting technical audits and improving existing systems

Investigating and resolving complex technical issues

Driving DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

Required Skills:

6 years of experience in PHP development

Strong hands-on experience with Laravel (architecture APIs scalable systems)

Proven experience leading or mentoring development teams

Solid experience with WordPress (custom themes plugins performance optimization)

Strong understanding of SEO-friendly architectures and high-traffic websites

Experience with MySQL / MariaDB

Good knowledge of Docker and containerized environments

Strong problem-solving and system design skills

Professional spoken and written English

Nice to have:

Experience with microservices architecture and Domain Driven Design

Experience with REST APIs and integrations

Familiarity with caching layers and performance optimization

Experience with AWS or Azure

CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows

Monitoring tools (Grafana Graylog etc.)

Front-end understanding (JavaScript HTML CSS React)

What We Offer:

Competitive salary based on experience

Clear path to technical leadership and team scaling

High-impact role with ownership across multiple platforms

Fun and fast-paced iGaming environment

Flexible working hours

Smart casual dress code

All the tech gear you need

Location:This position requires full-time hybrid (4 at the office and 1 remote)

employment in Kallithea Athens Greece.