Technical Development Lead
Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Job purpose
The technical development lead will guide the continuous development of Vitsœ’s technology in a collaborative, effective and Agile manner leading a multidisciplinary technology team.
High-quality software will be delivered using best-of-breed frameworks, such as Laravel, and components to support the requirements of a growing business.
Key areas of responsibility
collaborating openly and autonomously within a non-siloed, organic business structure
leading, coaching and growing a technology team of developers, UI and UX designers to deliver effective software within an Agile environment
working with product owners and project managers to establish formal requirements, produce technical specifications and deliver software to an agreed plan
identifying appropriate software architecture, approaches, frameworks and components to implement the business requirements
safe-guarding the stability, effectiveness and continuity of software development
maintaining and managing technical debt, security and compliance of in-house software
overseeing Vitsœ’s hardware resources, in collaboration with the IT support partner
The role requires
experience of implementing software systems which leverage third-party APIs
expertise in the traditional PHP stack (PHP/mySQL/HTML/CSS/JavaScript) in modern frameworks such as Laravel or Symphony
implementing and working within service-oriented architectures and associated principles and standards, eg SOLID
good understanding of test approaches (eg unit versus integration)
a pragmatist who can achieve a balance between the creative approach of a developer and the needs of the business
The person will be
careful, organised and diligent – even meticulous – with a good dose of common sense
demanding of high standards, and at ease with demanding people
effective – but also efficient – in both the physical and digital realms
modestly confident, good-humoured and trustworthy
at home in the worlds of art, architecture, craft and design
informal but 100% professional, while respecting traditional courtesy and good manners
How to apply
Email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
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