Platform (Operations) Team Lead - Laravel/PHP

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Job description

Hello!

Thanks for checking out our job posting for the role of Platform (Operations) Team Lead - Laravel at PerchPeek. You've already taken a tiny step towards being a part of our team - huzzah!

We know that taking your next career step is as exciting as it can be scary. So, with that in mind, we've tried to keep our description simple and bull***t free to help you decide if PerchPeek and this role are a good match for you. We've tried to avoid using too many clichés but sometimes they sum it nicely, so you'll just have to wince and forgive us.

About us:

Have you ever tried to move home before? Did you manage to do it without swearing or rolling your eyes at some point in the process? Didn't think so… That's because no matter where in the world you go it's a crappy process that's always time intensive and stressful. PerchPeek was conceived to change that.

Whether it's moving to a different city or different country, PerchPeek's aim is to help people find the perfect home in a neighbourhood they'll love. Our fundamental belief is that we can use technology to make moving simpler, faster, more secure and even enjoyable.

By combining our awesome technology platform with our even more awesome Support Squad we help people throughout their journey. We start with helping them decide where to live and only finish when they are settled into their new home and community. You can find out more by checking out our website .

What's next for PerchPeek?

We know what you're thinking - surely nobody is relocating at the moment? Well, you're partly right, Covid-19 certainly threw some interesting curveballs our way. But we've continued to hit some fantastic home runs and over the past year have actually expanded our operations into 40+ countries and counting. (Normal start-up protocol would dictate that we put a rocket emoji in at this point, but we promised minimal clichés).

We have:

1. Our amazing customer app (available on iOS and Android); and
2. Operations Platform (logistics platform used by our operations team to manage our users' relocation).

Along with these we have a bunch of progressive services (and our website, blog etc.) we maintain to ensure that our customers are happy and satisfied.

The core objectives for this role are:

• Managing a team of world class PHP (Laravel) developers
• Ensuring that the development processes are optimised for our customers, especially around fast delivery, regular releases
• Maintaining quality control and performance of the backend systems
• Developing and Maintaining RESTful APIs and back-office systems for both our business and consumer users

Everything you do will underpin this objective so if it's not on the list, but you can think of it, then it's likely you'll be doing it!

Requirements:

• Writing reusable, testable, maintainable and efficient PHP code
• Deep knowledge of Laravel and how it can be used to efficiently deliver features
• Build modular code
• Work with CTO, Product Managers, other developers and UI designers
• Familiarity with ReactJS and Tailwind would be ideal!
  

Preferred Skills:-

• We provide super competitive salaries and regular reviews
• Company options - alongside the salary, most of our packages include valuable employee options so that you can own part of PerchPeek too
• Unlimited holidays so that when you're working you're charged up bringing your all
• Annual £1.4k learning & development budget - so you can get some structured and proactive growth outside of your core role
• Flexible working - Perchpeek is a Remote First company that allows employees to work wherever they feel comfortable. Everyone gets an allowance to ensure their working environment suits them - wherever in the world you'd like that to be!
• Recharge days - take a day off to recharge, no questions asked
• External mental health support access - because we can't always all be on our A game and that's ok
• Time spent turning colleagues into friends (corny but we don't care) - Socials, team days and an annual reTREAT
• Will you ever get the chance to lead the product solving an exceptionally challenging problem
• Free stuffed Perchies (parrots) and parrot themed games
• If there's something else you need support on, we're open to discussions too

• Screening Call
• Interview 1
• Tech Challenge
• Interview 2
• Decision

PHP, Laravel, MySQL, APIsPHP, Laravel, MySQL