We're supporting a fast-growing digital health and wellness platform looking to bring their technology development in-house for the first time. The product is already live and well-established, with thousands of users across mobile and web.This is a unique opportunity for ahands-on technical leader— someone who can take ownership of a modern, scalable platform and help shape the future of engineering, product delivery, and team growth.What You'll Be DoingOwn the full technical stack (backend, mobile, cloud infrastructure)Lead the transition from external development partner to internal capabilityIntroduce structure across delivery: roadmaps, backlog, release cyclesDrive continuous improvement in product reliability, performance, and scalabilityCollaborate closely with the leadership team on product directionPlay a key role in future hiring and team buildingTech EnvironmentBackend: Laravel (PHP), REST APIsMobile: Fully native (Kotlin for Android, Swift for iOS)Web: Integrated with an LMS (planned to be replaced for improved UX)Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS serverless, S3, CloudFront)Tooling: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, automated testingThe stack is well-architected, secure, and scalable — now it needs leadership, structure, and future planning.What We're Looking ForSenior-level experience in backend development (ideally PHP / Laravel)Strong understanding of native mobile app development (Android/iOS)Familiarity with AWS infrastructure and DevOps best practicesExperience leading teams or managing external vendorsConfident working across engineering and product functionsStrong communicator, able to collaborate with non-technical stakeholdersBonus: experience transitioning from outsourced to in-house development