Technical lead

Description

Summary: Seeking a technical leader to shape transformative event experiences, challenging the status quo, and building the future of event ticketing. Highlights: 1. Lead design and implementation of scalable software solutions 2. Mentor and support software engineers for technical growth 3. Own end-to-end execution for team deliverables **Do you want to love what you do at work? Make a real impact? Help shape experiences that transform how people connect, celebrate, and engage with events?** Are you excited to work with a team that challenges the status quo, breaks away from the ordinary, and builds what's next? If yes, you're in the right place. **webook.com** is one of the leading event ticketing and experience platforms, known for its innovation, agility, and ability to scale. We've powered some of the largest events in the region, with over **2 billion SAR in ticket sales** and now we're expanding globally. **Key Responsibilities:** **Technical Leadership \& Delivery** * Act as the technical leader for your squad, owning system design, code quality, and engineering standards. * Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions. * Contribute hands\-on to the codebase when needed, especially for complex or high\-impact areas. * Review code, guide architectural decisions, and ensure best practices in testing, documentation, and observability. * Balance short\-term delivery needs with long\-term system health and sustainability. **Team Enablement** * Lead, mentor, and support software engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally. * Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. * Support onboarding and knowledge sharing within the team. * Provide clear technical direction while empowering engineers to make strong decisions. **Execution \& Collaboration** * Own end\-to\-end execution for your team’s deliverables, from planning to production. * Work closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions. * Ensure alignment between product priorities, technical execution, and platform standards. * Act as the first point of escalation for technical or delivery challenges within your team. **Operational Excellence** * Ensure production readiness, performance, and reliability of owned services. * Participate in incident response, root\-cause analysis, and post\-mortems. * Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and team productivity. * Leverage AI and automation where possible to improve engineering efficiency and product quality. **Key Skills** * Deep expertise in Laravel/PHP backend systems, with experience designing scalable, maintainable, and high\-performance platforms. * Solid knowledge of software development best practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, and observability. * Deep understanding of large\-scale, high\-performance platforms, including SQL/NoSQL, caching, and concurrency. * Strong strategic and operational planning skills, balancing short\-term delivery with long\-term system sustainability. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills (fluent English speaking and writing). * Experience in Scrum and Agile methodology * Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments is a plus. **Requirements** * 3–5\+ years of professional software engineering experience. * Proven experience delivering high\-traffic, mission\-critical platforms. * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Experience contributing to open\-source projects or technical thought leadership is a plus.