We are looking for someone to take ownership of the website projects.
We manage around 75 WordPress websites for our clients, which are continually redesigned and improved in cycles.
For effeciency, we try to build everything in a consitent way, using a regular set of tools to support the developments.
This infrastructure is currently being defined and managed by one of our project managers and we want to hand this responsibility to a Web Developer who can assume tech lead responsibiliies in the projects.
Technical Leadership & Strategy:
Strategic Reviews: Conduct periodic strategic reviews of the tech stack and tools to balance website performance, initial development effort, and long-term maintenance overhead.
Reporting: Report directly to the Chief Technical Officer regarding proposed changes to the stack and improvement initiatives.
Internal Development: Collaborate with the CTO to develop internal plugins or technical tools that align with company goals.
Documentation: Ensure that all custom code, tools, and technical approaches are properly documented to streamline onboarding for new developers and minimize ramp-up time.
Technical Changes: Implement technical changes requested by the CTO to align with business goals and strategic direction.
Team Management & Development:
Workload Management: Manage the workload of web developers, assign tasks, and review their quality of work ahead of QA to ensure high standards are maintained.
Mentorship: Coach and mentor junior web developers, helping them improve their skill sets and contribute to more complex tasks and projects.
Training: Train junior developers on technical changes and provide context on why those changes were made, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Estimation: Accurately estimate project development effort based on designs and functional specification documentation, ensuring alignment with timeframes and budgets.
Website Development:
Build and maintain websites using WordPress, following the provided designs and ensuring alignment with company standards.
Customize websites using CSS, JavaScript, and PHP, ensuring the compatibility of all custom code with hosting environments and other website tools.
Integrate third-party scripts, custom HTML, and e-commerce platforms such as WooCommerce, Shopify, or Eventbrite, ensuring seamless functionality.
Regularly improve website performance, accessibility, and best practices within predefined maintenance budgets.
Perform regular maintenance, updates, plugin management, and security patches.
Project Oversight:
Feedback & Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners and Project Managers during the planning phases of projects, providing feedback on designs and functionality to ensure the technical feasibility of project goals.
Change Requests: Review change requests from Project Managers and clients, ensuring that proposed solutions are the best approach to achieving the desired outcome or resolving issues.
Budget & Deadlines: Ensure that all projects are completed within the allocated budget and meet deadlines, proactively managing risks and addressing challenges as they arise.
Technical Standards & Quality Assurance:
Enforce company standards for development tools, plugins, and custom code, reviewing requests for new plugins or tools from developers and ensuring their alignment with project goals.
Ensure that the custom code and technical solutions implemented are well-documented and follow best practices, preparing projects for smooth handovers and minimal future technical debt.
This is a remote position with the flexibility to work from any suitable location in Poland.
You are required to be based around Łódź for regular in-person meetings with the CTO and Operations Manager.
Work 32 hours per week, spread over 4 or 5 days between Monday and Friday.
Working hours are flexible between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. but must be agreed upon with your line manager.
Our journey began in 2016 as the Web Development department of a well-established marketing group. Over time, our expertise grew, and we expanded our services to include building lead generation applications, services, and microservices. To this day, we maintain a close partnership with the marketing group, collaborating on website projects for shared clients.
In 2020, our Managing Director led a buyout of the company, enabling us to chart our own course and broaden our scope. This pivotal moment allowed us to explore new opportunities, including the development of our own SaaS products.
Today, we embrace a product-driven approach, fostering collaboration between our team and clients to create innovative solutions that deliver outstanding results. We take pride in blending creativity, technology, and client input to produce products that truly make an impact.