Role: Lead PHP Developer

Location: Huddersfield - Office-based (Hybrid considered) Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Benefits Hours: Monday-Friday, 08:30-17:00 (Flexibility required)

Are you an experienced Lead PHP Developer with strong Magento and PHP/Laravel expertise? Ready to take ownership of a mission-critical eCommerce platform and lead from the front?

We're seeking a Lead PHP Developer (Magento) to drive best practices, deliver clean, scalable code, and lead a growing team of developers. You'll play a vital role in an environment where downtime is not an option - leading stand-ups, mentoring colleagues, and ensuring smooth delivery from both UK-based and offshore teams.

What You'll Be Doing:

Develop and optimise full-stack code across PHP/Laravel and Magento

Own core platform areas and ensure high performance and scalability

Lead daily stand-ups and help unblock developers in real-time

Review code, set quality standards, and guide team growth

Liaise with offshore developers to align delivery goals

Work across AWS, Azure, or DigitalOcean environments

Support MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server tuning and optimisation

What You'll Need:

Strong full-stack development experience, ideally in ecommerce

Expert-level PHP and Laravel, with proven Magento experience

MySQL & Microsoft SQL Server skills

Experience in CI/CD, Git, and agile delivery environments

Leadership experience: me...