Tech Lead, Software Engineer, Backend Developer

About The Job

Tech Lead (Backend/PHP focus)

Hybrid working (flexible) - Manchester Airport office

Permanent

A skilled backend developer with experience in PHP 7/8 and modern backend patterns will work closely with product owners and architects to determine solutions and maintainable code. You will coach others, research appropriate AWS services and data stores, orchestrate infrastructure with Terraform, and take full responsibility for developing a strategic technological vision. You will lead and manage a software development team in an Agile environment, making technical decisions for the autonomous team.

• 2+ years of experience as a Technical Lead (ideally back-end focused)
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Object-Oriented Programming
• REST API and test-driven development
• Good understanding of software design patterns
• Experience leading or managing a team of engineers
• CI/CD or Dev Ops environment experience
• Object-Oriented Programming with PHP 7/8
• Confident communication skills

• Microservices Architecture
• Experience in Typescript and applying TDD/BDD techniques and ensuring team adherence
• AWS development, including Dynamo
  
  DB and Lambda
• Infrastructure as Code
• Event-Driven Architectures

• 25 days holiday, increasing 1 day per year with service (up to a maximum of 28)
• Option to buy up to 10 more days annual leave, plus 4 flexible bank holidays
• 10% company pension
• Annual bonus scheme
• On-site gym
• Medi Cash scheme
• A host of flexible benefits & discounts – including up to 50% off our CAVU products such as Escape Lounges and Airport Parking
• Rail and retail discounts
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Access to an internal events calendar including wellbeing activities,  & E events and education
• Formal and informal development opportunities, including mentoring programmes and learning grants
• Enhanced parental leave (T&Cs apply)

At CAVU, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (&E) is extremely important to us. We are a proud equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate based on religion, race, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation during the hiring process. Please contact us if you require any support.