Backend Technical Lead (PHP)
contract experiencedJob Overview
Join Our Vision: We are building the next generation of Spatial Media - a new way people experience videos through interaction, multi-user presence, haptics, AI, and immersive storytelling.
DeoVR is the leading immersive streaming technology serving multiple enterprise customers and millions of users globally.
We are now expanding the boundaries of what video can be - moving from passive watching to active, interactive, multi-user journeys.
If this excites you more than it scares you, you are in the right place.
The Role
We’re looking for a Backend Technical Lead to join our new development team within the global VR video streaming ecosystem. This person will lead the new content processing team while staying hands-on.
What You Will Do
Own the architecture and technical direction of the content processing pipeline - upload API, Camunda BPMN workflows, admin panel, and supporting services
Lead system design for new features and complex changes; create and maintain architecture documentation and ADRs
Drive code quality, review standards, and engineering practices (testing, CI/CD, code style, operational readiness)
Lead technical incident response; write post-mortems with clear root causes and follow-up actions
Identify and manage technical debt - maintain a prioritized backlog and advocate for regular capacity to address it
Translate product requirements into technical solutions, milestones, and well-decomposed tasks
Mentor engineers through design sessions, pair programming, and code reviews; reduce key-person risk by spreading knowledge across the team
Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs for team-owned services; ensure sufficient logging, metrics, and alerting are in place
Coordinate technical dependencies with other teams (Content Serving, Billing, UGC, DevOps); represent the team in architecture syncs and design reviews
Evaluate and recommend technologies, patterns, and tools; pilot new approaches where they bring clear benefit
What We Are Looking For
4+ years of backend software engineering experience with PHP, including demonstrated technical leadership (leading design, mentoring engineers, owning architecture)
Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB or similar)
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
Proficiency in one or more additional languages: Go, Python, Java, or C++
Experience designing and evolving backend architectures - APIs, data flows, service decomposition
Strong understanding of testing practices (unit, integration, E2E) and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to communicate technical trade-offs, risks, and designs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
English B1+ (written and verbal communication)
Bonus Points
Experience with Camunda or similar BPMN/workflow orchestration engines
Experience with various video formats, media containers, and transcoding pipelines
Experience defining and working with SLIs/SLOs in production
Understanding of message brokers and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar)
Tech Stack
PHP, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Camunda BPMN (Java), Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Go
Hiring Process
HR Screening (30 min)
Team Interview (1.5 hour)
Live Coding Interview (1 hour)
CEO Interview (30 min)
What We Offer
Please note: fully remote contract role. B2B only - work as an independent contractor with your own legal entity.
The chance to be part of a pioneering team in a rapidly evolving industry
Direct impact on the future of immersive media
Flexible working hours and remote-first culture
A team that values initiative, clarity, and collaboration
Access to all tools and tech you need
Unlimited DeoVR Premium
A work environment where ideas matter and people are treated with respect
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