Lead Backend Developer
Core
Lead backend development for Ultimate Guitar's core platform serving 14M+ musicians, driving architecture decisions and technical direction.
Role type
Senior IC backend developer lead (PHP) (via careerplan.io/jobs/FA-001-02-C6F-lead-backend-developer-at-muse-group)
Builds
Scalable backend services, APIs, and core platform features for a global music community
Domain
Music technology / Consumer internet
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
PHP 8.0+, Yii2, MySQL, system design, API design, Git/CI/CD, debugging, mentoring
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development tools, large-scale consumer products, legacy codebase modernization
Technologies
PHP, Yii2, MySQL, Git
Responsibilities
Design scalable backend architecture, lead technical initiatives from design to production, optimize databases and APIs, resolve production incidents, conduct code reviews, mentor developers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
