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# URGENT: x3 Tech Leads (API Platform) Golang/PHP | APIs | Vue.js | Fully Remote (UK)- 90k + Bonus | Series A Startup

- **Company:** Areti Group
- **Location:** Watford, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Github, Object-Oriented Software Development, Symfony, Management of Software Versions, Core Api, Backend, Vue.js, Kubernetes, Api Design, Api Management, Legacy Systems, Golang
- **Published:** May 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/37610125/

## About the Role

What We're Looking For ️ Proven experience as a Tech Lead / Senior Engineer ️ Strong background in API & backend development ️ Solid object-oriented design & scalable architecture skills ️ Experience working across the full stack in production ️ Leadership experience - mentoring, managing, growing engineers ️ Confident making technical decisions & trade-offs
Nice to Have Experience with Golang (or strong desire to move into it) Legacy system modernisation / migration Kubernetes / cloud-native experience High-throughput, data-heavy systems Experience in regulated domains (e.g. healthcare)

## Description

URGENT: x3 Tech Leads (API Platform) Golang | PHP/APIs | Vue.js | Fully Remote (UK) | Up to £85k + Bonus | Series A StartupInterviews Next Week | Offers in Days
Areti Group is partnering with a high-growth, Series A startup that's scaling at serious pace - 20+ hires planned in the next 3 months.
We're looking for exceptional Tech Leads to take ownership of a core API Platform Team, driving the transition from legacy systems into a modern, scalable, API-first architecture - with a key shift from PHP into Golang.
The Essentials Fully Remote (UK-based) ️ Monthly on-site collaboration (fully expensed) Fast process: interview * offer within 3 days
Why This Role Stands Out ️ True Tech Lead role ( 70% hands-on / 30% leadership) ️ Major tech evolution - moving from PHP * Golang ️ Own the architecture of a high-scale API platform ️ High-impact work in a fast-growing startup ️ Strong engineering culture - collaborative, pragmatic, product-focused ️ Real influence on technical direction, standards & delivery
️ Tech StackBackend: Transitioning from PHP (Symfony) * Golang, MySQLFrontend: Vue.js (component-driven)Cloud: AWS, KubernetesCI/CD: GitHub Actions
What You'll Be Doing Leading the technical direction of the API platform Driving migration from legacy systems to API-first architecture Building high-performance, scalable services in Golang Defining API standards (design, versioning, security) Writing clean, production-grade code Line managing & mentoring a team of 4 engineers Acting as the technical escalation point Partnering closely with Product & QA


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