Tech Lead — Subscriptions Team
Core
Drive technical strategy and delivery for the Subscriptions platform, balancing management and hands-on engineering.
Role type
Tech Lead (backend engineering)
Builds
Subscription services and backend infrastructure for game developers
Domain
Video game industry / Payments / Commerce
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
PHP, Go, REST APIs, microservices, database optimization, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring, observability, team leadership, SLA management, legacy code modernization
Preferred skills
Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, monetization, payments, recurring billing systems, gaming, fintech, high-load environments
Technologies
PHP, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor the Subscriptions engineering team; Own architectural decisions and project delivery timelines; Provide reliable ETAs and monitor delivery progress; Develop and maintain subscription services; Guide refactoring of legacy PHP codebases; Improve system scalability and operational reliability; Partner with Product, QA, and DevOps; Foster best engineering practices and technical documentation