Lead Full Stack Engineer

Requirements

• We're looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to join our LMS (Learning Management System) team at EcoOnline
• Strong full-stack experience with PHP (Laravel) and modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js preferred)
• Proven experience working on complex or long-running systems
• Strong understanding of system architecture, REST APIs and application design
• Experience improving performance, scalability and reliability
• Ability to mentor and guide engineers in a hands-on environment
• Comfortable taking ownership and working in evolving environments
• (Desirable) Experience with AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
• (Desirable) Experience working in smaller or evolving teams
• (Desirable) Experience with LMS or e-learning platforms

What the job involves

• This is a hands on technical leadership role, where you'll work across the full stack using Laravel (PHP) and Vue.js, while also owning architecture, guiding technical decisions, and supporting the team
• You'll play a key role in evolving a mature product, delivering new features, improving performance and scalability, and shaping how the system develops over time
• This is not a traditional people management role. Leadership comes through hands on engineering, mentoring, and technical influence, with the expectation that you remain close to the code
• You'll collaborate closely with Product, Design, CloudOps and Engineering teams, while also engaging with the wider engineering organisation through knowledge sharing and cross team collaboration
• Own and evolve system architecture and technical direction
• Work hands on across the codebase (Laravel + Vue.js)
• Lead delivery of new features and product roadmap initiatives
• Improve performance, scalability and reliability of the system
• Mentor and support engineers through day to day collaboration
• Guide technical decisions and establish best practices
• Collaborate with cross functional teams across the business
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement