Location: Birmingham area / Hybrid / Flexible UK Remote
The Role
We’re seeking an experienced Web Developer to combine hands on engineering with technical leadership. You’ll take a Senior role in a small development team, maintain high standards across code quality and security, mentor colleagues, and contribute to project planning and technical delivery.
Around half of your time will involve building solutions, with the remainder focused on team development, architecture, estimation, and technical oversight. We’re looking for someone who embraces modern engineering practices and uses AI-powered tools thoughtfully to improve productivity and maintainability.
What You’ll Bring
- Significant commercial development experience, including responsibility for guiding other developers and managing technical quality.
- Advanced WordPress development capabilities, including bespoke themes, plugins, and secure implementations.
- Strong PHP skills, object-oriented principles, and experience with Laravel, or similar frameworks.
- Familiarity with Git, automated deployment, CI/CD, and modern front-end tooling.
- Experience using AI development assistants to support coding, testing, and workflow improvements.
- Strong SQL and relational database knowledge, particularly MySQL or MariaDB.
- Confidence working with Linux environments, command-line tools, and server infrastructure.
- Understanding of accessibility, responsive design, performance optimisation, and modern web standards.
- The ability to mentor colleagues, review code, contribute to technical decisions, and collaborate on project estimates and specifications.
- Clear communication skills and the confidence to explain technical solutions to clients and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with e-commerce platforms, headless CMS solutions, cloud hosting, third-party CRM integrations, or AI API implementations would be beneficial.
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Senior Web Developer in Birmingham employer: Digital Waffle
As a leading ecommerce retailer, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. With a focus on professional development, we offer ample opportunities for growth and mentorship, particularly for those in project management roles. Located in Hereford, our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while ensuring collaboration with talented teams dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions.
