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Head of Development - Leeds Hybrid - £60,000

Ada Meher
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Head of Development position is based in Leeds and offers a salary of £60,000.
  • The role requires 5-10 years of experience in Shopify Development, particularly with Custom Themes and Liquid.
  • Candidates should have a proven track record in driving high-performance teams and mentoring developers.
  • Experience in implementing new processes and standards, as well as automation testing, is highly beneficial.
  • This hybrid role allows for flexible working but requires occasional travel to the Leeds office.
Head of Development – Leeds (Hybrid) - £60,000Process Improvement/Maturation | React/Next.js/Shopify Stack | Flexible Working | 5-10% Bonus Scheme…Ada Meher is currently resourcing for a candidate to join an award-winning eCommerce Platform Vendor & Shopify Plus Partner who are looking to add a Head of Development to their established Shopify development function as they look to continue to mature their processes and standards following a successful growth phase. The successful candidate will look after 3 squads of Devs & QA Engineers to help them develop and grow as well as undertake critical strategic projects such as a move towards automation testing.The ideal candidate will have both the prior experience working in Shopify with Custom Themes & Liquid as well as vanilla JavaScript, as well as proven experience driving high performance teams and being a point of escalation for technical issues.The business has an excellent reputation for the flexibility they offer their staff. They aim to build teams full of high-performing individuals and then give them space to deliver, focusing on deliverables over time at desk. This role is able to be worked on a hybrid remote basis, however you can expect to travel into their Leeds offices a few times a week so should be located within a commutable distance.To be considered:
  • Demonstrable work history in Shopify Development
  • Comfortable being a point of escalation for technical issues
  • Experience with mentoring and developing a team of Developers (including 1-to-1s)
  • Demonstrable experience implementing new processes and standards into a team
  • High level experience in Automation Testing would be a benefit
The company in question is a market leader not only in terms of the solutions that they provide to their clients internationally but they also have an excellent reputation in the market for the way they value their staff. They aspire to create an employee-centric, relaxed environment where people can work on forward thinking technology solutions and have won awards for the standard of the work they produce for their clients.This Head of Development role is attracting a high number of applicants at the moment so be sure to get in contact ASAP to avoid missing out. Please send a CV to in confidence for more information.

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