Lead Developer

Development Lead (PHP)


Location: Hybrid (Wakefield office, once a week)

Salary:     £60,000 – £75,000 + 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:Lead client meetings and calls with clarity, confidence, and technical insight

Deeply understand client systems, recommending performance and reliability improvements

Stay hands-on with development work (JavaScript, PHP, React)

Contribute to presales, scope technical solutions, and shape proposals

Collaborate with project managers to prioritise and deliver effectively

Mentor and support your team with code reviews, 1:1s, and career guidance

Drive high standards in code quality, maintainability, and performance

Use your dedicated L&D time to explore emerging tech (e.g., AI, cloud tools)

  What You’ll BringStrong web development experience with JavaScript, PHP, and React

Proven ability to assess and improve large-scale, business-critical applications

Excellent client communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience leading or mentoring developers in a technical team

Commitment to clean, high-performing code

Skilled in Git, Agile and/or Waterfall workflows

Excellent problem-solving, planning, and communication skills

 
Nice to have:

Experience in a software consultancy environment

Familiarity with cloud services, especially AWS