Lead Software Engineer

We’re looking for a Development Manager to lead a small development team while remaining hands‑on with software development.

You’ll split your time between coding, mentoring developers, reviewing code, shaping new features and improving development practices. This is a leadership role for someone who leads by example, enjoys solving problems and is passionate about helping others succeed.

Hours: Full-time

Holiday: 26 days + Bank Holidays

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a small team of developers.


• Support developer growth through feedback and knowledge sharing.


• Plan and shape new features, from UI discussions through to delivery.


• Maintain high standards through effective code reviews.


• Remain hands‑on, developing new functionality and improving existing features.


• Help the team use AI responsibly to improve productivity and software quality.


• Improve development processes, tooling and deployment practices.


• Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture.


• Participate in a shared on‑call rota for occasional critical platform issues.

About You

• 5+ years’ commercial software development experience.


• Previous experience leading or mentoring developers.


• Strong technical skills with a willingness to remain hands‑on.


• Clear communicator who builds trust and works collaboratively.


• Approachable, humble and willing to share knowledge.


• Comfortable challenging ideas constructively.


• Passionate about software quality and user experience.


• Enjoys continuous learning and problem‑solving.


• Experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS.

Technical Environment

• PHP / Laravel


• React / React Native


• AWS


• Docker


• CodeIgniter / jQuery (legacy systems being migrated to Laravel)


• Git / GitHub