Web Team Lead
Description
Rakuten Viber is one of the most popular and downloaded apps in the world. Working with us provides a unique opportunity to influence hundreds of millions of our users and to be part of the journey that makes us a super-app. Our mission is to make people’s lives easier by enabling meaningful connections, from precious moments with family and friends, through managing business relationships to pursuing their passions.
We are a global team of engineers dedicated to creating the best tools to ensure safe, convenient communication for millions of users worldwide. Our culture is built on innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence.
We’re looking for an experienced, highly motivated Web Team Lead to join our team and lead a group of skilled web backend and frontend developers responsible for developing and maintaining a high-traffic platform with dozens of scalable services.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage an agile team of web backend / frontend engineers, including hiring, training, and mentoring, alongside hands-on coding
- Actively participate in the design, development, and maintenance of backend/web systems and applications while analyzing business requirements to create scalable, high-performing, and testable solutions
- Collaborate closely with product managers, client developers, scrum masters, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a team leader
- At least 4 years of hands-on experience of backend development in PHP
- Proficiency in JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, TypeScript)
- Proven experience in developing large-scale systems using cloud services
- Experience in building and deploying microservices
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Experience with Agile methodology
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills
Advantages
- Experience working with remote teams
- Experience with AWS cloud
- Advanced knowledge of unit testing frameworks and mocking
- Experience with Docker and K8S
- Experience with RoadRunner
- B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent
About
At Rakuten Viber, we connect people–no matter who they are, or where they are from. As a communication platform that connects hundreds of millions of people around the world, we know that the way people communicate changes on an almost daily basis. That’s why we dedicate ourselves to providing added value to communication — from private and group chats to audio and video calls to the ability to follow and contact brands, businesses and celebrities. Viber is an all-in-one platform for everything communications-based, and all Viber communications are protected by end-to-end encryption. Viber is part of the Rakuten Group, a world leader in e-commerce and financial services
