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Digital Silk - Growing Brands Online

Web Developer and Manager

Remote

United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

06-02-2026

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Skills

Communication Teamwork Leadership JavaScript PHP HTML CSS Shopify Sales SEO Architecture Databases Project Management WordPress Proactivity Web Development

Job Specifications

We are first and foremost a great team full of ambitious and proactive individuals whose goal is to become the best professionals they can be and make Digital Silk a globally renowned digital agency. Our quest for excellence has resulted in our company’s growth and continuous need for outstanding team members.

We are seeking a Web Developer and Manager with expertise in:

Translating business and client objectives into clear technical solutions, scopes, and execution plans
Leading technical discovery, solutioning, and delivery across web platforms and custom development
Supporting sales and discovery through technical feasibility, validation, and scoping
Guiding development teams to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery
Ensuring strong standards around code quality, performance, security, and scalability
Collaborating closely with Project Management, Strategy, Design, and Development teams

Digital Silk is built upon the principles of self-betterment, excellence, proactivity, and teamwork. If you share our passion and values, and want to be challenged and thrive in your career, then you’ll fit right in.

Digital Silk offers competitive salaries, yearly growth opportunities AND company shares for all team members.

This is for a full-time, remote-work-at-home position as our headquarters are in the US. We do require team members to work 8am to 5pm EST (with breaks) as our clients are in the US.

What we offer at Digital Silk:

A work culture focused on mutual success and continuous growth
Competitive pay and scheduled yearly raises
Shares in the company – share in profit upon company sale
Challenging projects and opportunity to work with great team members
Job stability in case of illness, and personal problems
Work-from-home opportunity
4 weeks paid time off

Roles & Responsibilities

Consult with clients to define requirements, sitemaps, user flows, and key features, translating business objectives into clear, actionable technical documentation.
Convert client goals into complete technical solutions, including platform recommendations, architecture decisions, functional flows, integration plans, and long-term technical considerations.
Produce detailed technical scopes, estimates, and specification documents, ensuring accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with performance, security, accessibility, and SEO best practices.
Lead clients and internal teams through discovery, design, development, and launch, providing technical clarity and direction throughout each phase.
Support Sales and Strategy teams during pre-sales and discovery activities by offering technical credibility, feasibility assessments, solution recommendations, and scoping guidance.
Translate sales and client objectives into clear technical scopes, functional specifications, estimates, and execution plans.
Validate estimates, timelines, and solution approaches to ensure projects can be delivered efficiently and within organizational capabilities.
Identify technical and delivery risks early and recommend mitigation strategies, while advising on trade-offs, constraints, and long-term considerations.
Collaborate closely with Project Management, Design, Digital Strategy, and Development teams to maintain alignment with the intended architecture and scope.
Guide and support development teams during execution, ensuring accountability, clarity, and alignment with project goals.
Provide hands-on technical leadership across architecture, platforms, integrations, and custom development work.
Ensure development processes, standards, and best practices are consistently followed across projects.
Review technical implementations and deliverables to ensure quality, performance, security, and scalability.
Act as a technical liaison between stakeholders and development teams, clearly communicating progress, risks, and decisions.
Mentor developers through technical guidance, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
Contribute to continuous improvement through process refinement, tooling improvements, and adoption of new technologies.

Requirements

5 –10 years of experience in web development, engineering, or technical solutioning roles
Proven experience working in a digital agency or professional services environment
Strong hands-on experience with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Proven experience delivering custom websites, platforms, integrations, and ecommerce solutions
Deep practical experience with WordPress and working knowledge of Shopify and/or Magento
Experience supporting sales, discovery, and pre-sales through technical scoping and solution design
Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture and delivery plans
Solid understanding of front-end and back-end architecture, APIs, integrations, and databases
Proven ability to estimate effort, validate timelines, and identify delivery risks
Experience guiding and mentoring developers (without Director-level people management ownership)
Strong English communication skills with client

About the Company

Digital Silk is a full-service digital agency focused on Growing Brands Online. We partner with our clients to drive: - Greater brand awareness - Higher onsite conversions - Brand loyalty Specific expertise includes: - Branding & Digital Strategies - Web Design & App Development - Results-Driven Digital Marketing - Custom Software Development Contact us! Take the Digital Silk Road – GROW YOUR BRAND ONLINE. Know more