Lead Developer
£60-70k depending on the candidate
Hybrid role - 2-3 days per week in Nottingham
PHP / Laravel / React
Client liaison responsibilities
We're a creative technology studio with a passion for building beautifully engineered digital products. We're now looking for a Lead Developer — someone who can write exceptional code while setting the technical direction and supporting our talented development team day to day.
You'll act as the technical lead on projects, collaborating with designers, account managers and clients to ensure smooth delivery from first commit to launch. You'll bring clarity to technical decisions, help the team grow, and play a key role in shaping our technical direction as we scale.
Lead Developer Responsibilities:
Provide hands-on technical leadership across multiple web projects
Guide and support developers, ensuring high coding standards and smooth delivery
Collaborate with account managers and clients as the technical lead on projects
Contribute to solution architecture and system design decisions
Stay current with emerging technologies and champion smarter ways of working
Requirements:
5+ years of full-stack development experience
Proficient in React,, Tailwind,, PHP, MySQL
Experience with CMS/eCommerce platforms (WordPress, Craft, Magento, Shopify, Sanity)
Strong problem-solving and leadership skills
Excellent communication and client-facing ability
Confident managing multiple projects and technical priorities
Shaping business decisions and driving significant change