Lead Backend Engineer (PHP)

At Dyflexis, we build the workforce management platform and our software helps managers plan and track 200,000\+ workers every day. Now we’re scaling across Europe and into the US. That growth needs solid backend engineering behind it. You’ll own the backend. That means leading a team of seven engineers, setting technical direction, and making architecture decisions that let the product scale without things breaking under pressure. We work in focused six\-week build cycles followed by two\-week cooldowns, giving the team real space to build with focus, reflect on what matters, and prepare for what’s next. This isn’t a role where you manage from a distance. You’ll be close to the code, spotting architectural issues before they become debt and fixing problems before they become tickets. We’re profitable, bootstrapped, and reinvesting heavily in our infrastructure. What we need is someone who raises the bar and brings the team along. **What you'll do** As Lead Backend Developer, you work directly with our Engineering Manager, Technology Lead, and Product team to shape the systems powering Dyflexis at enterprise scale. * Guide and develop a team of seven backend engineers across architecture decisions, technical reviews, and day\-to\-day problem solving. * Define and own backend architecture for multi\-region, enterprise\-scale deployment. * Translate product requirements into systems that handle scale without compromising reliability or compliance. * Lead technical discussions and mentor engineers on distributed systems, query optimization, and production reliability. * Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, and observability. * Spot issues early, from slow queries to architectural drift, before they compound. * Partner with product and platform teams to deliver solutions that work in production, not just in demos. **Our current tech stack includes** Core: PHP (Symfony), MySQL, Redis, Docker Infrastructure: Kubernetes, G