Lead Developer - PHP Full Stack

5 hours, 50 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Future plc

Future plc

Future plc is a global leader in specialist media, providing over 240 brands in consumer technology, games, entertainment, music, and photography to a wide audience worldwide.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 1985

Description

  • Lead a small engineering team (two Full Stack Developers) to scope, plan, and deliver scalable, efficient features for the Proof CMS.
  • Design system and application architectures and make long-term technology choices to support the CMS vision.
  • Collaborate closely with the existing Tech Lead to ensure code is well-scoped, monitored, documented, and testable.
  • Drive the integration and implementation of AI tools and workflows to support the Editorial Efficiencies initiative.
  • Direct and enforce quality assurance practices, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, and coordinate with QA and technical leads to ensure production quality.
  • Build robust backend and frontend software components and own their delivery and operational considerations.
  • Keep the team current with modern development approaches, propose appropriate technology upgrades, and run regular hack days to prototype innovations.
  • Monitor and improve application performance, using profiling tools (e.g., flame graphs) and other developer tools to optimise systems.

Requirements

  • Experience with modern web development using PHP, Next.js/React, and TypeScript.
  • Deep understanding of JavaScript and CSS internals and ability to build performant components in modern JS frameworks.
  • Backend/API development experience, including data retrieval and marshalling from databases and external APIs.
  • Experience with databases and technologies mentioned (e.g., MongoDB) and workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal) is desirable.
  • Proven experience with performance tuning and using profiling tools such as flame graphs to optimise applications.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, and deployment practices.
  • Familiarity with testing strategies and frameworks for unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
  • Experience leading or mentoring engineers and collaborating cross-functionally with technical leads and QA.
  • Experience integrating AI tools or machine-learning workflows into production systems is preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary in the range of £60,000 - £65,000.
  • UK remote-based role with flexible working arrangements.
  • Uncapped leave policy allowing flexible time off management.
  • Profit-share bonus awarded when company targets are met.
  • Opportunity to purchase shares through the company Share Incentive Plan.
  • Well-being support via Colleague Assistant Programmes.
  • Employee referral reward when a referred candidate joins the company.

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