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# Lead Web Developer

- **Company:** Nteractive
- **Location:** Staines-upon-Thames, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Bootstrap (Software), Software as a Service, Databases, Relational Databases, Digital Architecture, Apache Hive, Laravel, MySQL, PHP Development, Digitalocean, Systems Integration, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Backend, Front End Software Development, Api Management
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=98b8f9ebadb3d071

## About the Role

* Strong experience with Laravel (v12 preferred) and Livewire
 * Excellent PHP development skills and strong backend engineering capability
 * Solid understanding of MySQL and relational database design
 * Experience with queues, jobs, and scheduled/background processing
 * Front-end experience with Bootstrap 5
 * Proven experience owning and running a production application end-to-end
 * Experience with API integrations across SaaS platforms and internal systems
 * Familiarity with deployment workflows (e.g. Laravel Forge, DigitalOcean, staging/production environments)
 * Experience operating as a senior or lead developer, setting technical direction
 * Bonus: exposure to LLM/AI features (e.g. Anthropic API or similar)

## Description

* Take full ownership of the development, maintenance, and roadmap of Hive
 * Build and ship new features in response to evolving business needs
 * Design and maintain database architecture and backend logic
 * Develop and maintain Livewire and Bootstrap-based front end
 * Own integrations with key systems and APIs across the business
 * Manage deployments, environments, and release processes (staging + production)

Engineering & Architecture

 * Monitor platform performance, stability, and security
 * Introduce and maintain automated testing across critical paths
 * Improve scalability, structure, and long-term maintainability of the system
 * Set coding standards and technical best practices
 * Document architecture, systems, and processes to reduce single-point dependency

Collaboration & Growth

 * Translate business needs into practical, well-engineered solutions
 * Work closely with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements
 * Support future expansion of the development capability as the team grows
 * Mentor or guide other developers over time as the function scales, * You'll take true ownership of a core internal platform used across the entire business
 * You'll have the freedom to shape architecture, tooling, and technical direction
 * You'll work directly with stakeholders across operations, finance, HR and delivery teams
 * You'll see the real-world impact of your work immediately across live business processes
 * You'll join a fast-growing, global creative and events agency where tech is becoming increasingly central
 * You'll be supported to grow into a wider leadership role as the development function expands