Lead PHP Developer | Broadcasting Utrecht

Are you a Lead PHP Developer and do you want to work for clients such as Netflix, Apple, and Videoland?
Then we got your future job!

From creation and management to worldwide distribution: Our client offers the most innovative solutions for video content. By pioneering products and services for automated ingest, content distribution, launching over-the-top video content, and monitoring and managing video content, they simplify the business processes for their clients.

Our client delivers the largest online media platforms in the Netherlands for clients such as NPO, FOX Sports, Videoland, and Pathé Thuis. Their international customer portfolio includes Apple, Netflix, HBO, and Discovery. When it comes to media technology, They can say that they are the market leader. The team with more than 3,000 employees of which about 50 developers are driven by passion and a focus on technical innovation, and together they have supported productions in over 65 countries on all seven continents.

As a Lead Developer, you will work in one of the Scrum teams, where you will work on their VOD platform that is the engine behind products such as Videoland and Pathé Thuis. It is are a project-based company, so you will work on various other projects.

As a lead developer, you are the technical conscience of your team of developers and responsible for high-quality output, managing dependencies across disciplines, and aligning with the product, architecture, and sales. You have experience with leading task forces in projects with a focus on deadlines, and managing a team’s capabilities for sustainable success. You coach your members to excel in their respective domains and you can level with them easily while keeping an overview of longer-term objectives. You promote contemporary development practices while sourcing from your experience in proven technologies.

You are..

• A pragmatist who loves tackling media technology challenges of serious complexity;
• Ambitious and motivated to be the best in your profession;
• Leader by example;
• Able to balance deadlines and guide your stakeholders to maximum impact.
• As interested in fresh perspectives from junior talent as you are invested in the knowledge of experienced leaders.
• Constantly up-to-date on technological advancements;
• Able to choose and adopt technologies based on requirements;
• Composed and resourceful when faced with production level challenges;
• Experienced with: PHP, Symfony or Laravel