Lead PHP Engineer (Finance/Integrations)

Lead PHP Opportunity with Growing Entertainment startup in SFThis Jobot Job is hosted by: Charles SimmonsAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $140,000 - $165,000 per yearA bit about us:A fast-growing startup in the entertainment space is seeking a Lead PHP Engineer to join their talented team. The ideal candidate will bring proven leadership experience and strong experience in PHP/Laravel, with the ability to guide engineering efforts while driving high-quality, scalable solutions.Our client is currently rebuilding its backend systems to enhance scalability, reliability, and automation across financial and operational workflows. The Lead Engineer for Finance & Integrations will play a critical role in this transformation owning architecture decisions, improving integrations, and ensuring robust performance across core business platforms.Why join us?Competitive base salaryBonusGreat Healthcare benefits (health, dental, vision)401KTalented team with a great work cultureCool Head Quarters in SFHybrid flexibilityJob Details6+ years of backend engineering experience, including technical ownership or team leadershipExpertise working with PHP and Laravel for backend developmentStrong understanding of RESTful APIs and large-scale integrationsExperience building or maintaining financial, transactional, or data-driven systemsExperience modernizing legacy codebases and performing data migrationsExperience with third-party API integrations and data exchange.Strong focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance terested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button.Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance formation collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at /legal.

Created: 2026-03-03