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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:

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

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Acting as technical lead for an 11-person development team

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Setting coding standards, best practices, and architectural direction

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Building and maintaining scalable solutions within an Azure cloud environment

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Supporting and mentoring developers across the team

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Collaborating with non-technical stakeholders to shape delivery and roadmap

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Driving performance, security, and reliability across the platform

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

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Strong commercial experience with C# / .NET

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Solid experience with React on the front end

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Proven background delivering e-commerce or high-transaction platforms

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Hands-on experience working in Microsoft Azure

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Experience in a senior or lead developer capacity

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Confident owning technical decisions and guiding teams

Desirable:

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Experience with microservices or cloud-native architectures

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Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps practices

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Knowledge of platform security, scalability, and performance optimisation

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Previous experience mentoring or line-managing developers

What’s on Offer

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Salary of £70,000–£80,000

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

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Opportunity to lead and shape a growing development team

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Modern tech stack within a cloud-first environment

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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