PHP/React Developer, Team Lead

We are seeking a hands-on Team Lead to guide the architecture, development, and maintenance of our cloud-based VantageSportz Athletics platform (vantagesportz.com) based Monday-Friday on site in our development office in New Hope, PA.

Responsibilities to Include (but not limited to):

• Engage with other leads, developers, designers, product managers and quality engineers.

• Architect full-stack solutions deployed to the cloud.

• Debug time-sensitive issues.

• Lead a team in Agile Scrum sprints to deliver new features and improvements.

• Drive innovation by producing new and surprising ideas for our products and processes.

Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 5 years of full-stack PHP/React software development experience is preferred. (Laravel framework experience is a plus.)

• Solid understanding of standard front-end technologies like CSS, HTML, JavaScript, REST, JSON. 

• Extensive experience with RDBMS/SQL data model design and query optimization.

• Working knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Ability to slice and dice problems and tasks so they can be worked on by others and ability to mentor others (interns, and junior developers).

• Relaxed yet enthusiastic and motivated attitude towards the craft, company, and products.

Preferred skills, nice to have:

• Java web application development experience (i.e. Spring, Hibernate).

• Mobile application development experience (i.e.React Native).

• Knowledge of Open-Source libraries, tools, and frameworks, e.g. for logging, testing, and building.

• Excitement for the latest trends in application design.

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (i.e. IAM, EC2, S3) or similar cloud computing services.

• Experience with agile software development methodologies like XP and Scrum.

Benefits & Perks: 

Vantage Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.