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PHP Lead Developer - Team Leader & Client-Facing Role

Location: Dewsbury (1 day per week in office)
Salary: Up to 70,000 per annum
Team Size: 4 Developers (Graduate, Junior, Mid-level, Senior)

The Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced PHP Lead Developer to take ownership of our development team and work directly with our major client projects. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll split your time between technical delivery, team development, and client engagement.

Working alongside a Project Manager who handles client relationships, you'll be the technical face of our team - jumping on calls, answering technical queries, and ensuring our solutions exceed client expectations.

What You'll Be Doing

Technical Leadership

• Lead backend development using PHP and React with strong JavaScript skills
• Architect and deliver solutions for 4-5 clients, with primary focus on our major client
• Provide technical guidance and code reviews across all team projects
• Make key technology decisions and drive best practices

Team Management

• Lead a diverse team: 1x Graduate, 1x Junior, 1x Mid-level, 1x Senior Developer
• Handle recruitment, from interviewing to onboarding new team members
• Design and deliver training programs to develop your team's skills
• Conduct performance reviews and career development planning
• Foster a collaborative, learning-focused team environment

Client Engagement

• Work directly with clients on technical discussions and solution design
• Join client calls to provide technical expertise and answer questions
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to ensure seamless client experience
• Maintain professional, clear communication with stakeholders at all levels

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills

• Strong PHP development experience with leadership background
• Proficient in React and JavaScript
• Proven experience managing and developing development teams
• Client-facing experience with excellent communication skills
• Hands-on approach to recruitment, training, and team management
• Professional demeanor suitable for direct client interaction

Leadership Experience

• Experience leading technical teams through project delivery
• Track record of developing junior developers and growing team capabilities
• Comfortable with performance management and conducting reviews
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with management responsibilities

What We Offer

Competitive Benefits Package

• Salary: Up to 70,000 per annum
• Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, with buy/sell option (up to 5 days)
• Service Recognition: Additional holiday days after 3, 5, and 10 years
• Training Focus: 10% of your time dedicated to learning and development
• Consulting Bonus: Up to 500 per month based on team billable hours
• Pension: Standard company pension scheme
• Flexible Working: Just 1 day per week required in our Dewsbury office

Application Process

Our streamlined 2-stage interview process:

Stage 1: Team Interview

Initial discussion with HR and our Tech Director to explore your experience, leadership style, and career goals.

Stage 2: Technical Assessment & Discussion

Complete a practical tech exercise (building an API address book), followed by an in-depth technical interview where you'll:

Ready to lead a talented team and work directly with exciting clients?

We're looking for someone who thrives on the combination of technical excellence, team leadership, and client engagement. If you're passionate about developing both great software and great developers, we'd love to hear from you.

This role offers the perfect blend of hands-on development, team leadership, and client interaction - ideal for a senior developer ready to take the next step in their career.

PHP Lead Developer - Team Leader & Client-Facing Role

Location: Dewsbury (1 day per week in office)
Salary: Up to 70,000 per annum
Team Size: 4 Developers (Graduate, Junior, Mid-level, Senior)

The Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced PHP Lead Developer to take ownership of our development team and work directly with our major client projects. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll split your time between technical delivery, team development, and client engagement.

Working alongside a Project Manager who handles client relationships, you'll be the technical face of our team - jumping on calls, answering technical queries, and ensuring our solutions exceed client expectations.

What You'll Be Doing

Technical Leadership

• Lead backend development using PHP and React with strong JavaScript skills
• Architect and deliver solutions for 4-5 clients, with primary focus on our major client
• Provide technical guidance and code reviews across all team projects
• Make key technology decisions and drive best practices

Team Management

• Lead a diverse team: 1x Graduate, 1x Junior, 1x Mid-level, 1x Senior Developer
• Handle recruitment, from interviewing to onboarding new team members
• Design and deliver training programs to develop your team's skills
• Conduct performance reviews and career development planning
• Foster a collaborative, learning-focused team environment

Client Engagement

• Work directly with clients on technical discussions and solution design
• Join client calls to provide technical expertise and answer questions
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to ensure seamless client experience
• Maintain professional, clear communication with stakeholders at all levels

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills

• Strong PHP development experience with leadership background
• Proficient in React and JavaScript
• Proven experience managing and developing development teams
• Client-facing experience with excellent communication skills
• Hands-on approach to recruitment, training, and team management
• Professional demeanor suitable for direct client interaction

Leadership Experience

• Experience leading technical teams through project delivery
• Track record of developing junior developers and growing team capabilities
• Comfortable with performance management and conducting reviews
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with management responsibilities

What We Offer

Competitive Benefits Package

• Salary: Up to 70,000 per annum
• Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, with buy/sell option (up to 5 days)
• Service Recognition: Additional holiday days after 3, 5, and 10 years
• Training Focus: 10% of your time dedicated to learning and development
• Consulting Bonus: Up to 500 per month based on team billable hours
• Pension: Standard company pension scheme
• Flexible Working: Just 1 day per week required in our Dewsbury office

Application Process

Our streamlined 2-stage interview process:

Stage 1: Team Interview

Initial discussion with HR and our Tech Director to explore your experience, leadership style, and career goals.

Stage 2: Technical Assessment & Discussion

Complete a practical tech exercise (building an API address book), followed by an in-depth technical interview where you'll:

Ready to lead a talented team and work directly with exciting clients?

We're looking for someone who thrives on the combination of technical excellence, team leadership, and client engagement. If you're passionate about developing both great software and great developers, we'd love to hear from you.

This role offers the perfect blend of hands-on development, team leadership, and client interaction - ideal for a senior developer ready to take the next step in their career.

Technical Lead

Warrington - 2 days per week, up to 65k

A financial services company based in Warrington are looking to hire a hands on PHP Lead Developer. This role will be responsible for the technical work allocation of the development and/or new features or system enhancements. This role will have day-to-day interaction with business analysts, project managers and other supplier-based developers.

Responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the support and development of an existing robust web application using PHP and Laravel frameworks
• Working with an external development team using a Waterfall methodology, as well as managing end-to-end project lifecycles to optimise performance
• Work closely with the Project Manager and external developers to allocate development resource
• Translating business priorities and user stories into forecast timelines of development work, including the technical effort and resources required
• Architect, design and develop bespoke web applications and PHP modules with standardised tools
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create technical requirements from user stories
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to developers
• Work with the Project Manager on cost elements of running the system, 3rd party applications and development
• Maintain an on-going focus for reducing the technical debt and backlog
• Take ownership of AWS infrastructure and manage out-of-hours support processes
• Create and maintain documentation on system architecture, project progress, and software integrations

The successful applicant will have at least 5 years' experience with Cake and Laravel PHP and experience working in a senior/leadership position.

Technical Lead (Laravel / PHP)

Twice per week office working in Portsmouth

Were partnered with a fast-growing organisation that provides high-traffic, customer-facing digital services. Theyre investing in their technology function and are looking for a Technical Development Lead to take ownership of a core platform and help modernise it for scale.

The Why? (just a couple of highlights)

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At Expedia Group, we power global travel for everyone, everywhere. Our cutting-edge technology is designed to make travel smoother and more memorable, while our groundbreaking solutions support our partners. Join our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community that drives our success!

We believe that to shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated, and we know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Exciting travel perks
• Generous time-off
• Parental leave
• A flexible work model with amazing office spaces
• Career development resources to fuel your passion for travel

Join us in building a more open world!

Private Label Solutions (PLS) is the B2B arm of Expedia Group, bringing our innovative technology and distribution solutions to partners worldwide. Our clients include global financial institutions, corporate managed travel, offline travel agents, and major airlines.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on building the foundational technology behind Expedia Partner Solutions’ Credit and Billing platforms. Your work will enable millions of travelers to access the right travel products at the right time!

As part of the Core Technology organization, you will:

• Lead an agile engineering team delivering high-scale, high-availability services for partner credit and billing use cases.
• Own the technical execution and delivery plan across a core strategic project, collaborating with TPM and Product peers.
• Drive operational excellence, including testing strategies, SLAs, observability, and production readiness.
• Influence architecture and system design decisions, advocating for clean code, reusability, and long-term maintainability.
• Build strong partnerships across engineering, finance, and product teams to align technical investments with business outcomes.
• Ensure cross-team collaboration and unblock dependencies in a multi-team, multi-domain environment.
• Provide regular coaching, mentoring, and career development for engineers and managers.
• Grow and scale your team with a focus on diversity, autonomy, and long-term success.
• Champion change and continuous improvement in system design and retrospectives.
• Bring empathy, clarity, and context to both technical and non-technical conversations.

To thrive in this role, you should have:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• A proven track record of building and leading high-performing, distributed teams across multiple technologies or domains.
• Deep experience in backend or full-stack development, with a solid grasp of service-oriented and event-driven architecture.
• The ability to coach engineers through system design and performance trade-offs.
• Experience collaborating with TPMs and product managers on roadmap planning and prioritization.
• A strong grasp of cloud-native practices and modern development tools (we use AWS, Kotlin, Kafka, Terraform, etc.).
• Experience in hiring, developing, and retaining talent in a fast-paced environment.
• An inclusive leadership style that fosters trust, ownership, and team health.

As part of our team, you will:

• Work on impactful, large-scale systems used by Expedia’s global B2B partners.
• Be part of a thoughtful, collaborative culture that values autonomy and accountability.
• Access top-tier technical challenges and the freedom to solve them the right way.
• Share knowledge and learn from an experienced, diverse group of engineers and leaders.
• Enjoy great benefits, competitive compensation, and, of course, travel perks!

We believe in embracing new perspectives, ideas, and ways of working. Inclusion, curiosity, and experimentation are just as important to us as technical expertise.

If you’re excited to build products that move money at scale, enable partners to grow, and support travelers around the world — we’d love to hear from you!

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability or other health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team.

We are proud to be recognized as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and for our award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, and Disability:IN.

Join the Expedia Group family and be part of something extraordinary!

Software Engineering Manager - 85,000

Title : Software Engineering Manager

Client : Software house

Location : London (Hybrid)

Salary : Up to 85,000

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is an opportunity for a Software Engineering Manager with at least 1 year's experience as a Scrum Master to join a growing and highly technical team of software engineers in the graphics/scientific/engineering computing space.

You will have overall responsibility for overseeing the development roadmap and overall development activities, with scope to grow further within the business. There are currently 10 developers in your team.

Requirements:

• 2 years+ as an Engineering Manager
• C++ is your strongest language
• 1 year+ as Scrum Master

If you are interested learning more, please contact Max at Platform for more information or a confidential chat.

Software Engineering Manager - £80,000 - £90,000 | REMOTE-FIRST with occasional office time in West Yorkshire

A fast growing professional services firm requires a Software Engineering Manager on a permanent basis. You'll sit on the tech leadership team, reporting directly into a Director and wants someone by their side who's ready to modernise platforms and bring fresh ideas to the table.

What's exciting about this one?

• You'll lead the full engineering & test function; with a squad of capable devs across .NET, Azure, and modern frontend
• You'll own application architecture and solution design end to end
• You'll play a key role in shaping a digital Centre of Excellence and tech product strategy
• This is a strategic, people-focussed leadership opportunity; but you'll need the hands on engineering skills to back it up.
• If you've been looking for the kind of role where you can shape the future of engineering culture  and  build something meaningful with a leadership team that actually listens - this could be it!
• UK-based, remote-first with occasional team meetups in West Yorkshire.could be it.

What you'll need:

• Solid background in .NET/C# engineering: you've likely led teams building scalable platforms
• Strong understanding of front-end tech (React/Angular), cloud-native design and Azure
• Proven experience leading software & QA teams with a culture of CI/CD, test automation and modern practices
• Sharp thinking, clear communication and the ability to speak to both engineers and execs
• Experience managing legacy systems & a passion for building something better

Want to know more?

Drop me a message or apply direct - happy to run you through the scope.

Software Technical Lead

Rate: 500 - 600 a day

Location: Bristol hybrid one day every other week

Duration : 6 months initially

Clearance: SC Clearance required

You will join a global IT consultancy delivering digital transformation to a public sector body.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for actively supporting and guiding the team of seven through complex technical challenges.

The role involves breaking down complex tasks into manageable components, delegating effectively, and empowering team members to take ownership of their work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clear technical direction and mentorship to the team.
• Applying sound judgment to make technical decisions.
• Driving improvements in system documentation, team processes, and overall developer experience.
• Delivering direct, constructive feedback to foster individual and team growth.
• Promoting a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance team culture.

Tech stack:

• Node.js, ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, npm, AWS, Jenkins, Terraform, and PostgreSQL.
• The client is however open to strong candidates with adjacent skill sets. The technical stack is flexible for the right person.

I am looking for an Engineering Manager for a market leading client in Maidenhead. They work the hybrid model, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. Looking for candidates with strong experience in leading SW Development teams.

As an engineering leader, you will lead Agile engineering resources & provide guidance from inception through release of major & point product releases, including ongoing maintenance.  You will be working closely with your product managers, product owners, engineering leaders, your team and other stakeholders. You will be leading developers, quality engineers and partnering with CloudOps, TechOps, UX Design other cross-functional functional groups to evolve our solutions while continuing to improve your teams’ adoption of SDLC processes, CI/CD integration, code quality & automation test coverage.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead an organization of 4-10 development & test engineers globally to efficiently produce high quality deliverables
li>Manage team leads, direct reports or a mix of both
• Manage several deliverables for a product line on time, on scope and on quality
• Instrument your processes, produce scorecards of progress regularly and establish a regular cadence of operational reviews with your management including quality metrics, coding efficiencies, improvements, challenges, remediation needs
• Correlate, report, and drive the adoption of Process/Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Recruit & provide leadership, coaching & career planning for engineering talent
• Be accountable for design decisions for new and existing application development, proactively escalating issues and seeking assistance to overcome obstacles
• Partner with Product Management to consult on solution feasibility and high-level effort estimation
• Make recommendation for technology adoption and framework improvement, analyzing trends, patterns and best practices for software
• Serve as the evangelist and custodian of technology, architecture, and product development practices
• Participate in the design & implementation of production cloud grade services supporting high availability

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading software engineers for product development
• Experience managing capitalized software processes
• Preferred: experience with managing teams' operational health by analyzing product teams' work distribution CapEx, Opex, Maintenance, Billable and OH
• Preferred: experience managing the organizational structure of teams as well as headcount & non-headcount budgets
• 10+ years of combined experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture and/or DevOps
• Working experience with scaled software architecture & domain: performance, redundancy, failover, clustering, vertical scaling
• Preferred: experience using AWS cloud solutions, ideally including migration from other hosting services
• Working experience with source code management patterns and DevOps automation
• Proficient in API design, development & production operation
• Working experience managing production client & server code bases across one or more technology stacks
• Working experience with production Microsoft SQL Server schema design, queries & administration
• Preferred: working experience with orchestration, automation, and configuration management processes & related DevOps tools & cloud platforms
• Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action
• Requires strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms
• Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to socialize ideas and influence decisions without direct authority
• Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions