Lead Developer – Hybrid Up to £70,000 DOE UK-Based Are you a passionate, forward-thinking developer ready to take the lead on high-impact projects? Do you enjoy solving complex problems and want to shape the future of a growing tech-driven business? We’re looking for a Lead Developer who’s ready to step up, take ownership, and drive the evolution of a critical internal platform used by global clients and internal teams alike. The Opportunity This is a unique chance to lead the rebuild and transformation of a bespoke Warehouse Management System (WMS), used across the business and central to our continued growth. With the business looking toward AI adoption and cloud-native infrastructure, you'll have the freedom to make key technical decisions, influence product direction, and mentor others as the development team continues to grow. What You’ll Be Doing Leading the redevelopment and evolution of a bespoke in-house WMS Collaborating across teams to align tech with business strategy Designing and delivering scalable, maintainable code Supporting bespoke client integrations (REST, SOAP, GraphQL) Investigating and introducing AI and cloud infrastructure where appropriate Driving quality, performance, and innovation across the platform Providing technical mentorship and leadership to junior developers Occasionally providing out-of-hours support (due to the global operations) What You’ll Bring Significant experience in object-oriented programming Strong hands-on expertise with Laravel and Blade templating Deep understanding of PHP, MySQL, and database design Experience with MongoDB or other data replication technologies Solid frontend skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, SASS Comfortable working with Linux environments (CentOS, Debian) Confident in API development: REST, SOAP, GraphQL Knowledge of UX/UI principles and responsive/mobile-first design Version control proficiency (Git, Bitbucket, etc.) Strong communicator able to work with technical and non-technical teams Bonus Skills (Nice to Have) Experience leading development teams or mentoring others Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, etc.) Exposure to eCommerce platforms like Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce Previous work with WMS or OMS platforms Experience integrating with marketplaces like Amazon and eBay Building multi-lingual/multi-region applications Worked with external dev teams on bespoke projects