Ecommerce Lead Developer

E-commerce Lead Developer

Location:

London (Remote)
Salary: £70,000–£80,000 + benefits
Type:
Permanent

The Opportunity

Mploy Group is partnering with an established, digitally focused organisation of around 400 employees, continuing to invest heavily in its e-commerce and online platforms. The development function currently consists of an 11-person engineering team, and they are now looking to appoint an E-commerce Lead Developer to provide clear technical leadership, direction, and ownership.

This is a key role within the business, sitting at the intersection of hands-on development and technical leadership, with genuine influence over architecture, standards, and delivery.

The Role

You’ll lead the design and development of a high-traffic e-commerce platform, working closely with product, UX, and commercial stakeholders while remaining technically hands-on.

Key responsibilities include:

* Leading development across a C# / .NET backend and React front end

* Acting as technical lead for an 11-person development team

* Setting coding standards, best practices, and architectural direction

* Building and maintaining scalable solutions within an Azure cloud environment

* Supporting and mentoring developers across the team

* Collaborating with non-technical stakeholders to shape delivery and roadmap

* Driving performance, security, and reliability across the platform

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

* Strong commercial experience with C# / .NET

* Solid experience with React on the front end

* Proven background delivering e-commerce or high-transaction platforms

* Hands-on experience working in Microsoft Azure

* Experience in a senior or lead developer capacity

* Confident owning technical decisions and guiding teams

Desirable:

* Experience with microservices or cloud-native architectures

* Exposure to CI/CD and Dev Ops practices

* Knowledge of platform security, scalability, and performance optimisation

* Previous experience mentoring or line-managing developers

What’s on Offer

* Salary of £70,000–£80,000

* Fully remote role (UK-based, London-aligned)

* Opportunity to lead and shape a growing development team

* Modern tech stack within a cloud-first environment

* Long-term progression within a stable, established business

Interested?

If you’re a hands-on Lead Developer ready to take ownership of a critical e-commerce platform within a growing organisation, Mploy Group would love to hear from you