PHP Team Manager

Title: PHP Team Manager

- Remote US Based

Location: 14785 Preston Rd Dallas, Texas, 75254 United States

Department: Information Technology

Job Description:

Description

PHP Team Manager

Role Overview

The PHP Team Manager plays a critical role in guiding the technical direction and day-to-day execution of the MODE application ecosystem while leading and developing a high-performing engineering team. This role blends hands-on development with strong people leadership, ensuring the team delivers scalable, high-quality software while continuously improving development practices.

As a leader, you will mentor engineers, foster collaboration across the development team and business stakeholders, and help create a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. While still contributing to the codebase when needed, your primary focus will be enabling the team to succeed by providing technical direction, removing obstacles, and supporting the professional growth of team members.

In a typical week, you may be coaching developers, reviewing code and architectural decisions, collaborating with business analysts on solutions, prioritizing team workload, or guiding the team through complex technical challenges.

We are looking for a technically strong leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment and is passionate about building both great software and great teams.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture

• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and career development support to team members

• Conduct regular code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and maintainable architecture

• Help prioritize work, manage competing priorities, and ensure the team remains focused on key deliverables

• Promote accountability and ownership across the team for both individual and collective outcomes

• Encourage knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and adoption of modern development practices

Technical Leadership

• Guide the technical design, architecture, and development of the MODE application ecosystem

• Partner with developers to solve complex technical challenges and improve system performance and scalability

• Help establish and refine development standards, processes, and best practices

• Lead efforts to modernize and refactor enterprise systems while maintaining stability for high-volume users

• Support implementation of automated testing strategies and improved unit test coverage

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with Business Analysts and cross-functional partners to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Support estimation, planning, and delivery of development work in an Agile environment

• Ensure quality and stability through strong development and deployment practices

Requirements

Leadership & Collaboration

• Growth and leadership oriented mindset with a passion for mentoring developers

• Strong ability to manage competing priorities while supporting team productivity

• Demonstrated experience leading code reviews and guiding development standards

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams

• Experience helping shape development processes and engineering best practices

• Proven ability to foster accountability and ownership within a development team

• Enjoy working in a collaborative, small-team environment

Technical Expertise

• Full-stack developer with strong command of PHP

• Strong proficiency with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript

• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and coding best practices

• Strong experience with Git/GitHub and source control workflows

• Experience working in Linux environments (preferably Ubuntu) and familiarity with DevOps practices

• Strong experience with relational databases (preferably MySQL)

• Experience performing debugging and root cause analysis using logs and monitoring tools

• Experience refactoring enterprise production systems

• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs / SOA

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience

• Prior experience mentoring or leading developers in a technical environment

• Experience with AWS services, Docker, Bootstrap, React, Agile Development, and Test Driven Development

• Exposure to additional languages such as Go or Ruby on Rails is a plus

****No Agencies or 3rd Party Recruiters***

MODE Global is the 5th largest truckload broker and largest non-asset intermodal provider in North America. With over 200 agents/offices distributed from coast to coast, MODE Global operates under a family of businesses and brands, delivering as a premier full-service solutions provider to the logistics industry.

At MODE, we’re dedicated to providing our employees with a working environment where they can flourish professionally and personally. You can expect an inclusive and supportive workplace where people help each other succeed. Our benefits package is exceptional, including medical, dental, and vision with flexible time off policies. We believe in the future of our employees, so we offer a generous match to your 401k plan. With locations all across the United States, you can join us in providing transportation and logistics solutions to our customers.

MODE Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, handicap, sexual orientation or veteran status.