Technical Team Lead, Contract

Xcelirate is looking for a Technical Team Lead with 15+ years of experience in building and maintaining complex web applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing their own and their team's time, owning complex engineering problems, and taking responsibility for critical areas of the platform.

Requirements

• 15+ years hands-on experience building and maintaining complex web applications
• Clear technical communication; able to explain and defend design decisions to senior engineers and non-engineers alike
• Expert PHP developer (12+ years); Symfony or equivalent frameworks
• 10+ years modern JavaScript; React or Vue (Next/Nuxt a plus)
• Expert level knowledge in at least one more programming language (Python a plus)
• Full-stack architecture expertise: monoliths, services, and hybrids
• Power user cloud deployment and scaling (AWS preferred) experience and abilities
• Expert Linux user; including daily containerized workflows with Docker
• Expert in infrastructure automation: Terraform, Ansible
• Power user level CI/CD pipeline and release workflow ownership
• Experience in automated testing: unit, integration, E2E; TDD where appropriate
• Expert level knowledge in and around web security fundamentals: auth, authorization, data protection, secure coding
• Legacy + modern codebase fluency; ability to work on incremental modernization
• Strong independent technical ownership and accountability

Benefits

• Annualised rate of €145,000
• Retention bonus scheme
• Top-Notch Workstation
• Global Co-Working Access
• Flexibility
• Events and Gatherings