Software Development Lead - Ascent Sourcing Ltd : Job Details

Software Development LeadEmployment Type: Permanent, Full TimeSalary: £50,000 - £80,000 per annum + Company Shares & BenefitsLocation: UK Remote

Company Overview:

Our client is an exciting, ambitious, rapidly growing AI powered Property Tech business that specialise in AI based sales enhancement software. Due to rapid start-up growth, they now require a Software Development Lead to join the business.

The successful candidate will be motivated, ambitious with a genuine passion and love for all things development and driven for progression. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge CRM and API integrations within an existing software infrastructure. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to move within a CTO level position within three years.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and manage a small development team to design, develop, and implement CRM and API integrations to enhance software solutions.
• Take ownership of the whole development & infrastructure set up. Contributing to the overall architectural design and development decisions.
• Work on the maintenance and improvement of existing software components and features.
• Utilize the LAMP stack to develop and deploy efficient and scalable applications.
• Contribute to the front-end development using React and Typescript
• Take ownership of future CRM integrations, ensuring seamless communication between different software components.
• Collaborate with the team to troubleshoot and resolve software defects and performance issues.
• Embrace DevOps practices to enhance deployment and automation processes (prior DevOps experience is beneficial but not required).
• Collaborate effectively with team members, share knowledge, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work in an agile development environment, meeting project deadlines and delivering high-quality code.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong proficiency in PHP development, with a solid understanding of the LAMP stack.
• Experience with React and Typescript
• Experience overseeing infrastructure
• Prior experience working on API integrations is required and existing integration experience with CRMs is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of DevOps principles, tools, and practices would be beneficial.
• Commercial development experience in a professional setting is required.
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to learning and staying updated with industry trends.