Lead Web Developer

We're looking for a Lead Web Developer to take ownership of our development team and play a key role in delivering high-quality WordPress websites on time and on budget.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll be responsible not just for development, but for improving how we build, manage, and deliver projects across the business. You'll also be expected to actively contribute to building websites alongside the team.

The Role

You will lead and manage our development team, working closely with the Project Manager to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, on time, and within budget.

This role combines technical leadership, team management, and hands-on development. You'll be responsible for improving internal processes, identifying and implementing procedures that improve workflow, communication, and delivery..

You'll work closely with the Head of SEO to ensure all builds, migrations, and launches follow technical SEO best practices, while also supporting onboarding calls and liaising with clients on technical requirements where needed.

Alongside project delivery, you will oversee development-related support tickets, SEO development requests, hosting management, maintenance tasks, and deployment processes.

We primarily build websites using Beaver Builder to allow greater flexibility for SEO and content management workflows. We also develop custom Gutenberg themes for more complex or bespoke builds, so confidence working across both environments is essential., * Lead, manage, mentor, and train the development team

• Actively build and contribute to WordPress websites
• Improve development processes, workflows, and delivery standards
• Work closely with the Project Manager to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget
• Oversee and contribute to WordPress builds using Gutenberg and Beaver Builder
• Ensure high standards across performance, maintainability, security, and code quality
• Work alongside SEO to ensure technical SEO best practices are maintained across all projects and migrations
• Support client onboarding meetings and advise on technical requirements
• Liaise directly with clients when technical input or consultancy is required
• Manage development support requests and SEO-related development tasks
• Oversee hosting environments, website maintenance, deployments, DNS management, and troubleshooting

Do you have experience in WordPress?, * Strong experience with WordPress development in an agency environment

• Proven experience managing or leading a development team
• Strong WooCommerce and eCommerce development experience
• High proficiency with Gutenberg and Beaver Builder
• Solid understanding of hosting environments, deployments, and DNS
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with project management and SEO teams
• Comfortable communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience building apps or custom web applications
• Strong knowledge of technical SEO and SEO best practices
• A strong understanding of Beaver Builder development, custom module creation, and best practices
• Familiarity with version control and deployment workflows
• Experience handling multi-site WordPress builds
• Comfortability working with other CMS platforms such as Shopify and Webflow

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who takes ownership and genuinely wants to improve how a development team operates.

You should be equally comfortable leading developers, building websites, solving technical issues, improving processes, and collaborating with other departments to ensure projects run smoothly from start to finish.

This role would suit someone who enjoys both the technical and operational side of development and wants to have a real impact on how projects are delivered., * Web development: 3 years (preferred)

• Management: 3 years (preferred)
• Agency: 5 years (preferred)