Technical Development Lead

Job description: technical development lead

For six decades we have been enabling our customers to live better, with less, that lasts

longer. During that time we have become respected for our single-minded commitment to

responsible design via the continuous and evolving production of our furniture, designed by

Dieter Rams. Today we deliver directly to customers in more than 90 countries.

Vitsoe is a service business built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity and teamwork with

ambitious development plans for a changing world. Technology at Vitsoe does not simply serve

the business – it is its heart.

Job purpose

You will guide the continuous development of Vitsoe’s technology in a collaborative, effective

and Agile manner leading a multidisciplinary technology team. High-quality software will be

delivered using best-of-breed frameworks, such as Laravel, and components to support the

requirements of a growing business.

Key areas of responsibility

* collaborating openly and autonomously within a non-siloed, organic business structure

* leading, coaching and growing a technology team of developers, UI and UX designers to

deliver effective software within an Agile environment

* working with product owners and project managers to establish formal requirements,

produce technical specifications and deliver software to an agreed plan

* identifying appropriate software architecture, approaches, frameworks and components to

implement the business requirements

* safe-guarding the stability, effectiveness and continuity of software development

* maintaining and managing technical debt, security and compliance of in-house software

* overseeing Vitsoe’s hardware resources, in collaboration with the IT support partner

The role requires

* experience of implementing software systems which leverage third-party APIs

* expertise in the traditional PHP stack (PHP/mySQL/HTML/CSS/JavaScript) in modern

frameworks such as Laravel or Symphony

* implementing and working within service-oriented architectures and associated principles

and standards, eg SOLID

* good understanding of test approaches (eg unit versus integration)

* a pragmatist who can achieve a balance between the creative approach of a developer and

the needs of the business

The person will be

* careful, organised and diligent – even meticulous – with a good dose of common sense

* demanding of high standards, and at ease with demanding people

* effective – but also efficient – in both the physical and digital realms

* modestly confident, good-humoured and trustworthy

* at home in the worlds of art, architecture, craft and design

* informal but 100% professional, while respecting traditional courtesy and good manners

Location: Royal Leamington Spa