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# PHP Developer Team Lead (Remote)

- **Company:** Velvetech LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Application Testing, Unit Testing, Big Data, VoIP, Business Systems, Software as a Service, Code Review, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Couchbase Servers, Linux, Web Development, Elasticsearch, Interaction Design, Mobile Application Software, JQuery, Laravel, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Nginx, Object-Oriented Software Development, RabbitMQ, Redis, SQL Databases, Symfony, Web Applications, Web Pages, Apache Zookeeper, Git, Vue.js, Kubernetes, Code Restructuring, Web Architecture, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=113d3b40726e5d0d

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience with PHP and frameworks as Symfony or Laravel
 * Experience with SQL databases (MS SQL, MySQL), Git
 * Good understanding of OOP and SOLID
 * Knowledge of JavaScript and jQuery
 * Experience with unit testing, ability to write testable code
 * English level: Intermediate and higher
 * Problem-solving skills and attention to detail
 * Understanding CI/CD pipeline
 * Ability to understand business logic

The following experience will be considered as an advantage:

 * Experience with AWS, Docker / Kubernetes, and Linux
 * Knowledge of Vue.js
 * Experience with Nginx, MariaDB + Galera Cluster
 * Experience with Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Redis, Couchbase, Zookeeper

## Description

The fully remote position gives the possibility to work from the coziness of your home with many benefits, and a competitive performance-based salary. As a new team member, you will lead the development of web applications for business systems, with the use of a rich programming stack to write code, apply knowledge to refactor and test applications, and maintain coding documentation. Are you in?

 * Lead the development of front-end and back-end web architecture
 * Implement user interactions on web pages and ensuring responsiveness of applications
 * Develop a project from conception to finished product while meeting both technical and client needs
 * Staying updated with all trends in developing web applications and programming languages
 * Mentoring of 2-3 members of the team
 * Code review, pull and merge requests approval, Future projects as highly loaded SaaS web-based services for automating business processes in the field of medicine, insurance, finance, energy, including modules for processing large data arrays, billing subsystems, integration with external data sources, mobile applications, and IP telephony systems.