Team Leader – Full Stack Developer

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Full Stack Team Leader with hands-on experience in Laravel, ReactJS and MySQL, capable of leading a team and delivering robust web applications. This role combines leadership, architecture and hands-on coding responsibilities to build scalable, high-performance solutions. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms and modern development practices will be a strong advantage.

As a Team Leader – Full Stack Developer, you will manage a team of developers while remaining actively involved in full stack development. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, maintainable code, conducting code reviews, mentoring your team and ensuring the timely release of features and applications. You will lead a team of front-end developers, UI/UX designer and QA. You will collaborate with the Product Owner and play a key role in setting technical direction and development standards.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of developers to design and develop full stack applications
  
• Provide scalable backend services using Laravel and dynamic front ends with ReactJS
  
• Collaborate with designers, QA and product stakeholders
  
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications
  
• Ensure coding best practices, version control and testing standards are followed
  
• Conduct regular code reviews and provide constructive feedback
  
• Guide the team in Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban
  
• Manage project timelines and ensure timely delivery of milestones
  
• Implement and monitor CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
  
Solve complex performance issues and conduct root cause analysis

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Qualifications and Experience Required:

• 4–6 years’ experience in full stack development with Laravel and ReactJS
  
• Strong understanding of MVC architecture and RESTful API development
  
• Proficiency in MySQL, including database design, normalisation and query optimisation
  
• Experience with Git and version control workflows
  
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) – added advantage
  
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerised environments
  
• API security best practices – OAuth2, JWT, Laravel Passport/Sanctum
  
• Front-end build tools, such as Laravel Mix, Vite, Webpack
  
• Experience in ReactJS state management using Redux or Context API
  
• Familiarity with Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and responsive design
  
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms, such as AWS, GCP or Azure
  
• Familiarity with message queues (Laravel Queues, RabbitMQ, etc.) is a plus.
  
Experience with SaaS or multi-tenant architecture is a bonus.

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Leadership & Communication

• Prior experience in leading and mentoring a team of developers
  
• Strong code review and quality control practices following SOLID and DRY principles
  
• Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  
• Agile project management using tools such as Jira or DevOps
  
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to troubleshoot performance issues and bugs
  
• Ability to manage time, prioritise tasks and deliver in fast-paced environments