Technical Lead/Developer

Sr Limited
Shrewsbury, UK
29 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£50,000.0 - £60,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) PHP (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Web Development WordPress Enterprise Integration

Job description

You’ll lead an established development team consisting of Lead, Senior and Junior-level developers while working closely with other discipline leads across the agency.

You’ll take ownership of technical delivery, help scope new projects, support and guide developers and ensure multiple client projects remain on track.

Importantly, you’ll remain technically hands-on.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Leading and supporting an established web development team
  • Remaining hands-on across development when required
  • Scoping and estimating new digital projects
  • Managing multiple concurrent projects and technical priorities
  • Improving delivery, timescales and technical processes
  • Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders
  • Collaborating with Design, Strategy, Performance and other agency disciplines
  • Providing technical input during pitches and project discussions
  • Mentoring developers and helping individuals progress
  • Contributing to the agency’s wider technology direction
  • Exploring new technologies, tools and AI opportunities

Technology

The environment is predominantly centred around:

PHP WordPress JavaScript HTML/CSS Framer APIs & Integrations

You don’t necessarily need to tick every technical box, but you’ll need strong hands-on web development experience and the credibility to guide an experienced development team.

Requirements

Agency experience would be highly advantageous, but it isn’t essential.

More important is your ability to operate in an environment where several client projects are moving simultaneously.

You could already be a Head of Development, or you might be an ambitious Lead Developer / Technical Lead looking for the opportunity to take the next step.

We’re particularly interested in people who are:

  • Technically strong and still enjoy being hands-on
  • Comfortable leading and supporting other developers
  • Strong communicators without ego
  • Commercially aware and capable of scoping work
  • Comfortable dealing with clients and senior stakeholders
  • Organised across multiple projects and competing deadlines
  • Collaborative and willing to roll their sleeves up
  • Ambitious about helping build a growing digital capability

You don’t need to be the finished article as a people manager.

If you’ve got the technical capability, communication skills and natural ability to get the best out of a team, there is support available around the more formal aspects of management.

About the company

A Head of Development is required to lead an established web development team and play a key role in the next stage of its digital growth.

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to step completely away from the tools.

It’s an opportunity for a technically strong Lead Developer, Technical Lead, Development Manager or existing Head of Development who enjoys building great digital products, leading people and taking ownership of delivery.

The agency has evolved significantly from its traditional creative roots and is now delivering increasingly ambitious digital projects for established UK and international clients, including substantial six-figure web projects.

With that growth comes an opportunity to strengthen the technical leadership of the business., We’re partnering with a growing, ambitious digital agency looking for a Head of Development to lead its established web development team and play a key role in the next stage of its digital growth.

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to step completely away from the tools.

It’s an opportunity for a technically strong Lead Developer, Technical Lead, Development Manager or existing Head of Development who enjoys building great digital products, leading people and taking ownership of delivery.

The agency has evolved significantly from its traditional creative roots and is now delivering increasingly ambitious digital projects for established UK and international clients, including substantial six-figure web projects.

With that growth comes an opportunity to strengthen the technical leadership of the business., This is an opportunity to join an established agency at an exciting point in its evolution.

The development function is already established, the client base is strong, and increasingly significant digital projects are being won.

Rather than inheriting a broken team, you’ll be joining talented developers who need a strong technical leader to help bring everything together.

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