URGENT: x3 Tech Leads (API Platform) Golang/PHP | APIs | Vue.js | Fully Remote (UK)- 85k + Bonus | Series A Startup

Areti Group
Gloucester, UK
about 2 months ago
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Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
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Tech stack

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
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Api Design Api Management Legacy Systems Golang

Job 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

Requirements

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)

Benefits & conditions

Package & Benefits Up to £85,000 base salary Bonus 25 days holiday + bank holidays Up to 30 days with tenure Birthday off Private medical insurance Pension Cycle to Work Scheme Wellbeing platform (24/7 GP, EAP, counselling) Learning & development support Regular social events Why Apply Now? These roles are LIVE and urgent Interview slots already booked for next week If you’re a Tech Lead who thrives on building scalable API platforms, leading engineers, and driving real technical change (PHP * Golang) - this is your moment.

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