🚀 Tech Lead (PHP & Golang) | API Platform | Up to £85,000 + Bonus | Fully Remote UK
PHP (Symfony) | Golang | APIs | AWS | Kubernetes | Vue.js
Interviewing Next Week
We're working with a high-growth, Series A-funded SaaS organisation that is scaling rapidly and investing heavily in its engineering function.
As part of this growth, we're hiring a Tech Lead to lead the evolution of a large-scale API platform as the business continues its migration from legacy applications to a modern API-first architecture.
This is a true technical leadership position, combining hands-on engineering with architecture ownership, mentoring, and strategic decision-making.
Why Join?
✅ Lead the technical direction of a business-critical API Platform
✅ Work across PHP (Symfony) and Golang services
✅ Drive a large-scale legacy modernisation programme
✅ Fully remote working across the UK
✅ Monthly collaboration days fully expensed
✅ High-growth environment with strong engineering investment
✅ Genuine ownership and influence over architecture and delivery
The Role
You'll be responsible for the technical direction, quality, and scalability of the API Platform Team, helping to build and evolve services that support multiple products across the organisation.
The role offers approximately 70% hands-on development and 30% leadership, making it ideal for someone who enjoys coding while leading engineers and driving technical decisions.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the API Platform technical roadmap
- Building and maintaining backend services using PHP (Symfony) and Golang
- Driving migration from legacy systems to modern API-first architecture
- Defining API standards, versioning, security, and documentation
- Making architectural decisions focused on scalability, resilience, and performance
- Mentoring and line managing engineers
- Working closely with Product and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions
- Promoting engineering best practices through code reviews, testing, and automation
Technology Stack
Backend
- PHP (Symfony) – Essential
- Golang – Essential
- MySQL
Frontend
- Vue.js
Infrastructure
- AWS
- Kubernetes
DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- CI/CD
What We're Looking For
Essential
✔ Strong commercial experience with PHP (Symfony)
✔ Experience building and maintaining API-driven backend systems
✔ Experience working with Golang in production environments
✔ Previous experience as a Tech Lead, Lead Engineer, or Senior Software Engineer
✔ Strong understanding of object-oriented design and scalable architecture
✔ Experience leading technical decisions and mentoring engineers
✔ Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Highly Desirable
✔ Legacy modernisation and migration experience
✔ Kubernetes and cloud-native environments
✔ High-throughput or data-intensive platforms
✔ Experience working in regulated industries
Package
💰 Up to £85,000 Base Salary
🎯 Bonus
🌴 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
🎂 Birthday Off
🏥 Private Medical Insurance
💼 Pension
🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
📚 Learning & Development Budget
🧠 Wellbeing Platform & 24/7 GP Access
🎉 Regular Team Events
If you're an experienced Tech Lead with strong PHP expertise and commercial Golang experience, and you're excited by modern API architecture, platform engineering, and technical leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
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