Development Lead (PHP)
Location: Hybrid (Wakefield office, once a week)
Salary: £60, - £75, + bonus opportunities
Are you ready to become a trusted technical voice for clients and a driving force within a talented web team? My client are looking for a Team Leader (PHP) to join their growing consultancy. You'll guide technical decisions, champion best practices, and help them to deliver exceptional solutions across a wide range of bespoke web applications.
What You'll Do:
1. Lead client meetings and calls with clarity, confidence, and technical insight
2. Deeply understand client systems, recommending performance and reliability improvements
3. Stay hands-on with development work (JavaScript, PHP, React)
4. Contribute to presales, scope technical solutions, and shape proposals
5. Collaborate with project managers to prioritise and deliver effectively
6. Mentor and support your team with code reviews, 1:1s, and career guidance
7. Drive high standards in code quality, maintainability, and performance
8. Use your dedicated L&D time to explore emerging tech (eg, AI, cloud tools)
What You'll Bring
9. Strong web development experience with JavaScript, PHP, and React
10. Proven ability to assess and improve large-scale, business-critical applications
11. Excellent client communication and stakeholder management skills
12. Experience leading or mentoring developers in a technical team
13. Commitment to clean, high-performing code
14. Skilled in Git, Agile and/or Waterfall workflows
15. Excellent problem-solving, planning, and communication skills
Nice to have:
16. Experience in a software consultancy environment
17. Familiarity with cloud services, especially AWS