Job Description

Company Overview

We are an enterprise data security and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) software provider. We build cutting-edge platforms that help modern organizations secure their sensitive data assets, streamline compliance workflows and mitigate digital risk.

Job Description (Responsibilities)

1) Engineering Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor and align a cross-functional team consisting of Backend, Frontend and Quality Control (QC) engineers.
• Enforce engineering standards, including code formatting tools, automated static analysis linting and strict GitHub Pull Request review cycles.
• Drive the secure adoption of AI-assisted development tools and best practices to improve team productivity, code quality and delivery efficiency.
• Act as the final technical gatekeeper for code quality, ensuring that features are thoroughly peer-reviewed and tested before hitting integration branches.

2) Architecture & Solution Delivery

• Own the application-level architecture of our core enterprise products, ensuring high availability, scalability and robust security defenses.
• Design comprehensive database schemas in MySQL and search patterns in Elasticsearch to power intricate data audit and compliance logging dashboards.
• Establish automated testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable code integration, regression prevention and consistent deployments.
• Remain hands-on in resolving complex technical issues, reviewing critical code and supporting feature implementation when required.

3) Project Execution & GRC Alignment

• Manage end-to-end sprint planning, task tracking and timeline estimation, ensuring consistent velocity and predictable release schedules. 
• Maintain strong ownership of engineering delivery, proactively communicating and resolving risks, blockers and technical debt.
• Collaborate closely with product stakeholders to convert complex enterprise security compliance requirements into technical engineering roadmaps.
• Maintain accurate, clear technical documentation regarding system architecture, APIs and release procedures to support compliance audits. 

Job Requirements

Core Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or an equivalent technical discipline. 
• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on software development experience, with at least 2 years successfully leading or managing small, agile engineering teams (Frontend, Backend and QC).
• Industry Context: Experience working on enterprise-grade software-as-a-service (SaaS) products, multi-tenant architectures or applications handling sensitive corporate/compliance data.

Technical Deep-Dive

• Primary Backend: Deep, expert-level proficiency in PHP and the Laravel ecosystem is mandatory.
• Frontend & Full-Stack: Strong familiarity with the TALL Stack (Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, Laravel Livewire, Laravel).
• Data & Analytics: Solid understanding of MySQL relational database design (advanced indexing, query optimization) and experience utilizing Elasticsearch for high-performance log, text or audit trail searches.
• Automated Testing & CI/CD: Strong experience establishing automated testing strategies and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Docker) for automated build and release processes.
• DevOps & Supporting Languages: Solid knowledge of Linux environments, Nginx configurations, GitHub protocols and familiarity with Python or Java for supporting microservices or data processing engines.
• AI Tooling & Innovation: Practical experience with AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) with the ability to guide team adoption and enforce secure validation practices.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Accountability & Ownership: Strong ownership of end-to-end engineering delivery, proactive issue resolution and the ability to identify and remove technical or process bottlenecks.
• Security Mindset: A strong architectural eye for application-level security, including role-based access controls (RBAC), data masking and secure API integration practices.
• Delivery Focused: Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum project methodologies and task management tools (e.g., Trello/Jira). 
• Meticulous Architect: Highly organized and analytical, with a passion for designing clean, reusable code structures and optimizing system performance. 
• Communicator: Excellent ability to translate complex business compliance and GRC requirements into actionable, bite-sized technical tasks for junior and senior engineers alike. 

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