Lead Web Developer

Lead Web Developer Own and evolve Hive, Nteractive’s Laravel platform, shaping its technical direction, building impactful features and scaling a business-critical system across a growing global agency. About Nteractive At Nteractive, we create and deliver world-class experiences for global brands through events, creative production, and digital innovation. Technology sits at the core of how we operate, and our internal platforms play a critical role in keeping our business connected, efficient, and scalable. We’re now looking for a Lead Web Developer to take ownership of Hive , our in-house operations platform, and shape its next stage of growth. About Hive Hive is a Laravel + Livewire platform that powers our day-to-day operations, connecting resourcing, finance, HR, time tracking, identity, and increasingly AI-driven workflows. Built in-house, it’s already business-critical — and now needs dedicated ownership to evolve it further. This is not a maintenance role. It’s a build, scale, and improve opportunity. You’ll take full ownership of the platform, drive its technical direction, and help shape how it grows across the business. What you'll be doing Ownership & Development Take full ownership of the development, maintenance, and roadmap of Hive Build and ship new features in response to evolving business needs Design and maintain database architecture and backend logic Develop and maintain Livewire and Bootstrap-based front end Own integrations with key systems and APIs across the business Manage deployments, environments, and release processes (staging + production) Engineering & Architecture Monitor platform performance, stability, and security Introduce and maintain automated testing across critical paths Improve scalability, structure, and long-term maintainability of the system Set coding standards and technical best practices Document architecture, systems, and processes to reduce single-point dependency Collaboration & Growth Translate business needs into practical, well-engineered solutions Work closely with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements Support future expansion of the development capability as the team grows Mentor or guide other developers over time as the function scales What you will bring Strong experience with Laravel (v12 preferred) and Livewire Excellent PHP development skills and strong backend engineering capability Solid understanding of MySQL and relational database design Experience with queues, jobs, and scheduled/background processing Front-end experience with Bootstrap 5 Proven experience owning and running a production application end-to-end Experience with API integrations across SaaS platforms and internal systems Familiarity with deployment workflows (e.g. Laravel Forge, DigitalOcean, staging/production environments) Experience operating as a senior or lead developer, setting technical direction Bonus: exposure to LLM/AI features (e.g. Anthropic API or similar) Why you'll love working here You’ll take true ownership of a core internal platform used across the entire business You’ll have the freedom to shape architecture, tooling, and technical direction You’ll work directly with stakeholders across operations, finance, HR and delivery teams You’ll see the real-world impact of your work immediately across live business processes You’ll join a fast-growing, global creative and events agency where tech is becoming increasingly central You’ll be supported to grow into a wider leadership role as the development function expands Benefits 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) Hybrid working with flexibility Pension Scheme (5% employee / 3% employer contribution ) Private Medical Insurance & Cash Plan Life Insurance Enhanced Maternity Pay Wellbeing & Inclusion initiatives (including EAP) Birthday Day Off Summer Hours Volunteering Day Rewards & Recognition incentives Generous Employee Referral Scheme Other Requirements Quiet home working environment Ability to attend the office occasionally for collaboration and key meetings Minimum 25MB download / 2MB upload broadband Willingness to travel internationally when required If you’re looking for a role where you can truly own a platform, shape its future, and build something that sits at the heart of a growing global events business , we’d love to hear from you. For further details contact [email protected] . Department Technology Locations United Kingdom Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time