i6 Group - Tech Lead - Backend (PHP/Symfony)
Requirements
• As a guide a Tech Lead at i6 would typically have 8-10+ years relevant experience. If you do not have this level of experience but do have the below skills we are still keen to hear from you. • Strong knowledge and experience with our core programming languages and technologies • Critical: PHP, Symfony, MongoDB, Docker • Critical: • Nice to have: Kubernetes, Behat, Cypress • Experience with MongoDB and NoSQL database design, including schema modeling, indexing strategies, aggregation pipelines, and performance optimization • Ability to foster a high performance culture developing the team to be world-class, and believes in empowering teams while also driving accountability • Solid understanding of OWASP Top 10 security issues and mitigation techniques • Strong technical leadership in SaaS, Cloud-based platforms, ideally with real-time, data-driven applications and event-driven architectures • Experience with Agile methodologies and delivery frameworks • Strong grasp of architecture, and an ability to lead architectural decision making. • Solid understanding of engineering best practices: CI/CD, code reviews, test automation, observability, performance management, security; and a track record of implementing them • Experience with containerisation and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, preferably in GCP or AWS environments • Deep understanding of event-driven design patterns and their application in scaling real-time, data-intensive SaaS platforms • Familiarity with message brokers and event streaming technologies and their operational trade-offs • Knowledge sharing mindset;, creating and maintaining document repositories and ensuring seamless support for other business functions and stakeholders • Practical experience of embedding AI development tools into engineering processes with measurable results
Responsibilities
• Lead a team of 4-6 engineers; develop, maintain and review personal development plans ensuring that those plans align with the company’s strategy • Coach and mentor other team members into using a design-first way of working (API-first, TDD, BDD, DDD) • Hands on development within the team, using our core tech stack (PHP / Symfony, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Cypress, Behat) • Collaborate with other Technical Leads to ensure we have consistency and share knowledge • Participate fully in, and contribute to, Sprint planning, retrospectives, standups and other ceremonies in a constructive and can-do manner • Provide accurate estimates and complete tasks assigned within the timeframe specified, ensuring that all affected parties are involved in the estimation process, ensuring quality in deliverables • Identify external dependencies of work items at the design stage so that they are considered before the build phase • Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback • Take a leadership role in managing issues through to completion • Augment engineering capability by using appropriate AI coding tools • Collaborate across the business to understand business, commercial and technical / testing requirements
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