Technical Lead

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Exeter, United kingdom

£ 75,000 /year

Full Time

24-04-2025

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Senior Full-Stack Developer – Technical Lead (Cloud Infrastructure)
Location: Exeter (Hybrid: Mon–Thu in office, Fri WFH)

We’re working with a fast-growing, investor-backed technology business that’s entering an exciting phase of expansion. As part of this next chapter, they’re looking for an experienced Senior Full-Stack Developer to take the reins as Technical Lead for their cloud services team.

This is a high-impact leadership role, offering the chance to shape the technical direction of a key division, guide a talented development team, and play a pivotal role in hitting strategic growth milestones.

What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead and mentor a team of six developers, supporting their growth and maintaining high standards of output.
Oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-quality code.
Conduct code reviews, manage pull requests, and uphold clean coding practices.
Drive architectural decisions and collaborate with internal stakeholders to plan technical roadmaps.
Ensure cloud infrastructure is robust, scalable, and secure.
Tackle complex technical challenges with simple, elegant solutions.

What We’re Looking For:
Advanced experience in full-stack development, particularly with PHP 8.4 and Symfony 7.
Solid experience working with AWS (or similar enterprise cloud platforms).
Strong background in writing testable, scalable, and high-quality code.
Proven ability to reduce complexity and solve problems effectively.
Skilled at leading code reviews and mentoring engineers.
Confident communicator and collaborative team player with a keen eye for detail.

Bonus Points For:
Familiarity with Node.js and backend JavaScript frameworks.
Experience with Vue.js or Angular on the frontend.
In-depth exposure to AWS-specific services.

Why Join?
This company combines ambitious growth plans with a genuinely positive working culture. Their modern central Exeter office is a hub of collaboration, and they’ve been recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work (2023 & 2024).

You’ll enjoy a hybrid work setup (in-office Mon–Thu, WFH Fridays), regular team socials, and a great benefits package including YuLife dental, life & illness cover.

Want to learn more? Get in touch with Oli @ Stockford Recruitment ASAP - 0333 041 7600 / oliver@stockfordrecruitment.com

About the Company

Stockford Recruitment is a specialist IT & Tech recruitment agency based in the United Kingdom, operating across the UK, US and EMEA. Oliver Stockford founded SR after successfully working in the IT & Technology recruitment industry for five years. Over the course of the past five years, Oliver has cultivated a distinguished reputation by facilitating the growth of ambitious organisations through the provision of skilled technical software, data, and product talent on a contingent and team-building basis. The extensive ne... Know more