Lead a small development team and define technical architecture for a B2B media platform, translating business needs into scalable solutions. Balance hands-on coding with team management, cloud infrastructure, and agile delivery. Requires deep full-stack expertise, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Highlights
Key Responsibilities
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Nice to Have
Job Description
Company
Octomedia is an award-winning B2B media platform with a portfolio covering retail, FMCG, small business, franchising and e-commerce.
In 2014, the business was seven people, one publication and one office. Today, we operate in six countries, have over 10 publications and over 45 colleagues.
We love what we do, but at the same time know the meaning of hard work. We connect and engage through print, websites, video, social, events, experiences and reports.
About the Role
This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You'll set architecture direction, lead a small development team, and still write code yourself. You'll own how our systems are built, turn business needs into well-scoped features, and keep delivery moving week to week. You'll work closely with our strategic product lead, who owns overall product vision, while you own technical execution end-to-end.
This role suits an experienced developer ready to lead, who wants ownership of both the technical direction and the team, without stepping away from the codebase.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the development team, including running daily standups and sprint planning
- Own technical architecture decisions across API design, database design, and overall system structure
- Translate business needs into product features by gathering requirements from departments and turning them into clear, detailed tasks
- Manage the UX designer's workload and priorities
- Take on occasional hands-on coding, particularly for smaller tasks and quick fixes
- Manage cloud infrastructure and services across our hosting, CDN, and cloud providers
- Ensure delivery stays on schedule and to quality across sprints
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Requirements
- Solid software engineering background — you can read, review, and write code, and developers respect your technical judgment
- Proven experience leading a development team in a lead or senior capacity
- Strong grasp of full-stack architecture: relational databases, API design, and modern JavaScript frameworks
- Experience managing cloud infrastructure and third-party services
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical specs and actionable tasks
- Comfortable balancing technical leadership with hands-on coding
- Excellent communication skills for working across development, design, and non-technical departments
- Fluent in modern engineering practices: Git workflows, CI/CD, automated deployment and code review
- Experience running agile/sprint-based workflows
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Nice to Have
- Experience with PostgreSQL and modern serverless/edge function architectures
- Experience with Vue.js and/or React
- WordPress familiarity
- Background working alongside marketing teams.Â
Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate, subject to eligibility.
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