Full Job Description
Location: North York, ON (Yonge & Sheppard) On-Site Requirement 5 days per week - fully on-site, Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent Parking: On-site parking available Our client is one of Canada's largest and fastest-growing appliance retailers, operating as an omnichannel business built on a fully proprietary technology platform. Their lean, high-performance IT team of 5 has built everything in-house - from their ecommerce storefront to inventory, finance, and logistics systems. They are looking for a Senior PHP Backend Developer and Tech Lead to own backend development and provide technical leadership to a small team of developers, ensuring the CEO's vision is translated into high-quality, timely delivery. This is a fast-paced, startup-like environment inside an established business. This is a collaborative, high-performing team that takes pride in what they've built. The right person brings strong technical ability and a team-first mindset: A natural communicator - you confirm scope, align with stakeholders, and keep the team informed Adaptable - you're comfortable working through evolving priorities and ambiguous requirements Must Haves 7+ years of strong PHP backend development experience Proficiency in Laravel framework and MySQL LAMP stack experience (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Proven experience leading a team of 5+ developers across multiple concurrent projects Comfortable in a fast-moving, high-change environment - agency, startup, scale-up, or similar Strong communicator - able to manage up to CEO/CTO level and down to the dev team Must be available 5 days per week on-site in North York Responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of 2-3 backend developers across multiple concurrent projects Own backend development on a proprietary LAMP stack platform (PHP, Laravel, MySQL) Translate business requirements from the CEO and CTO into clear technical deliverables Act as the bridge between business vision and dev execution — confirming scope, flagging gaps, and keeping delivery on track Identify areas of improvement in the codebase and development processes Collaborate closely with a Front End / UX-UI developer and report directly to the CTO Nice to Haves Experience in ecommerce, retail, or inventory/logistics platforms Exposure to on-premise infrastructure environments Background building or maintaining proprietary internal platforms Experience in a small, high-ownership IT team
