Backend Technical Lead (Golang/PHP)
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
Last checked 2d ago — checked against the employer's own applicant tracking system, which is the company answering directly.
We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 80d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-07-22). Last seen at its source just now.
We have tracked this listing since 5 Oct 2026 (5 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently just now.
Is it remote?
Marked remote on the employer's board
Their board carries a remote setting on this posting — a field they filled in, not wording we read. The location field names somewhere specific, which is usually where the team or the entity sits.
Who may apply?
Serbia
The description states no restriction of its own. This is the source's own tag.
Pay not stated
Similar roles pay $137.5k–204.4k/yr
Middle 50% of 94 listings that do state pay — Engineering · all levels · Eastern Europe · USD/year. This employer has published no salary; this is what comparable listings we hold disclose, never converted between currencies or periods. How this is calculated.
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Carried by 1 source
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Recruitee employer's own board first seen 5d ago · last seen just now
The listing
Join Our Vision: We are building the next generation of Spatial Media - a new way people experience videos through interaction, multi-user presence, haptics, AI, and immersive storytelling.
DeoVR is the leading immersive streaming technology serving multiple enterprise customers and millions of users globally.
We are now expanding the boundaries of what video can be - moving from passive watching to active, interactive, multi-user journeys.
If this excites you more than it scares you, you are in the right place.
The Role
We’re looking for a Lead Backend Developer to join our new development team within the global VR video streaming ecosystem. This person will lead the Billing team while staying hands-on.
What You Will Do
Lead system design for new features and complex changes; create and maintain architecture documentation and ADRs
Drive code quality, review standards, and engineering practices (testing, CI/CD, code style, operational readiness)
Lead technical incident response; write post-mortems with clear root causes and follow-up actions
Identify and manage technical debt - maintain a prioritized backlog and advocate for regular capacity to address it
Translate product requirements into technical solutions, milestones, and well-decomposed tasks
Mentor engineers through design sessions, pair programming, and code reviews; reduce key-person risk by spreading knowledge across the team
Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs for team-owned services; ensure sufficient logging, metrics, and alerting are in place
Coordinate technical dependencies with other teams (Content Serving, Processing, UGC, DevOps); represent the team in architecture syncs and design reviews
Evaluate and recommend technologies, patterns, and tools; pilot new approaches where they bring clear benefit
What We Are Looking For
Strong hands-on backend engineering experience with Golang and/or PHP, including demonstrated technical leadership in system design, engineer mentoring, and architecture ownership
Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB or similar)
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
Experience of using Golang in production environment
Experience designing and evolving backend architectures - APIs, data flows, service decomposition
Strong understanding of testing practices (unit, integration, E2E) and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to communicate technical trade-offs, risks, and designs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
English B1+ (written and verbal communication)
Bonus Points
Experience with various video formats, media containers, and transcoding pipelines
Experience defining and working with SLIs/SLOs in production
Understanding of message brokers and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar)
Tech Stack
PHP, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Go
Hiring Process
HR Screening (30 min)
Team Interview (1.5 hour)
System Design Interview (1 hour)
Live Coding Interview (1 hour)
CEO Interview (30 min)
What We Offer
Please note: fully remote contract role. B2B only - work as an independent contractor with your own legal entity.
The chance to be part of a pioneering team in a rapidly evolving industry
Direct impact on the future of immersive media
Flexible working hours and remote-first culture
A team that values initiative, clarity, and collaboration
Access to all tools and tech you need
Unlimited DeoVR Premium
A work environment where ideas matter and people are treated with respect
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