Head of Development (PHP-Focused)

Overview

e Cars Trade is a-growing B2B digital platform that makes it easy for car dealers across Europe to buy quality used vehicles — 100% online. We source directly from trusted partners (ex-lease, in, and rental fleets) and sell through our online auction platform and price listings. Dealers get full access to our own curated stock, time auctions, and transparent vehicle data, all in a few clicks.

With 60% year growth over the past three years, we're not just keeping up with the digital shift in automotive, we're driving it. Our mission? To redefine how professionals source used cars and become the to platform in Europe.

Your Role

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development : Lead and mentor a functional team of developers, ensuring best practices in coding, design, and development.
• Serve as the direct manager for developers across teams, providing guidance on professional development and growth.
• Act as a mediator between the product / business and development teams to align technical efforts with company goals.
• Foster a collaborative, driven environment that promotes innovation, high performance, and accountability.
• Hands-on Development : Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code with a strong emphasis on Laravel and service-oriented architecture.
• Design and develop systems, with a focus on scalability, security, and performance.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software solutions while ensuring the integrity of code and system performance.
• Architectural Ownership : Design and maintain the architecture of our services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Ensure that the architecture supports services and follows best practices for distributed systems.
• Collaborate with SRE / DevOps to optimize deployment pipelines, monitoring, and system infrastructure to ensure reliability.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management : Work closely with the Head of Product to translate product requirements into technical specifications and tasks.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth and timely delivery of projects.
• Manage and prioritize technical debt, ensuring balance between feature development and system maintenance.
• Communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities to leadership and stakeholders.
• Soft Skills & Leadership : Provide feedback, performance reviews, and growth opportunities for developers, fostering an environment of continuous learning.
• Lead by example, encouraging collaboration, open communication, and constructive feedback within teams.
• Promote a culture of innovation and knowledge sharing across teams.

Qualifications

What We Offer

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