Lead Software Developer
Established in 2004, we are a tech pioneer offering world-class adult entertainment and games on some of the internet’s safest and most popular platforms. With the support of an international team of dynamic and collaborative innovators, we are on a mission to enable safe user experiences and empower our communities by celebrating diversity, inclusion, and expression — all while maintaining robust trust-and-safety protocols.
We embrace the best of both worlds! Local talent can thrive in our collaborative office space with the flexibility of a hybrid work environment, while remote team members play an integral role in shaping our dynamic culture from afar. We have offices in Montreal (Quebec), Austin (Texas) and Nicosia (Cyprus).
*A select number of positions require full-time in office attendance*
We’re looking for a PHP Software Lead to help build, scale, and guide our engineering team. You’ll be responsible for leading development efforts, mentoring engineers, and driving the delivery of high-quality software. You’ll work closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams, playing a key role in shaping the technical direction and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our platform.
What you'll be doing
- Lead and mentor a team of PHP developers, supporting their growth and technical excellence
- Design, develop, and deliver new features for existing systems
- Own key components and drive high-quality code through reviews and best practices
- Define and enforce engineering standards across the full product lifecycle
- Collaborate with Product Owners to align technical solutions with business goals
- Contribute to project planning, estimation, and risk mitigation
- Drive system reliability, scalability, and performance
- Promote a strong engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement
- Evaluate technologies and communicate recommendations to stakeholders
- Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
What you'll need to be successful Must-haves
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role
- Strong PHP expertise or backend experience with PHP knowledge
- Experience with microservices and distributed systems
- Proven ability to build scalable, high-availability systems
- Experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, message queues, Docker, Composer
- Strong grasp of SOLID principles and clean coding practices
- UNIX/Linux and web server configuration experience
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent
- Database scaling and performance optimization
- Monitoring, logging, and performance tuning
- CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
- Experience with ReactJS
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
In this role you may be exposed to adult content
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