Leading a team of developers, the full-time remote Team Lead PHP Engineer will integrate new payment gateways, optimize existing systems, and ensure a seamless payment experience for users while mentoring team members and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities Develop and direct the payments and billing codebase while optimizing for reliability, performance, and security Manage end-to-end experiments and gateway integrations, including scoping, building, analyzing, and delivering outcomes Mentor team members through 1:1s and professional development plans, maintaining team alignment and resilience Required qualifications 6+ years of backend development experience with 1-2+ years in a leadership or mentoring role Strong PHP skills with experience in modern frameworks such as Yii2 and/or Laravel Proficiency in relational databases like MySQL and/or PostgreSQL Expertise in Git and Docker, along with software architecture design on high-load projects Professional-level English for effective communication and collaboration