Job Description

About Us

At C-Link, we're revolutionising construction procurement by automating workflows and transforming how subcontractors win work. As a fast-growing ConTech company, we operate two key brands:

C-Link

(www.c-link.com) - Procurement software for main contractors and developers.

Prosper

(www.weallprosper.co.uk) - A marketplace and lead generation platform for subcontractors.
With ambitious growth plans and a mission to redefine construction procurement, we are expanding our team and looking for a

Lead Engineer

to help shape our product and engineering culture while delivering technical excellence. This role reports directly to our CTO.

The Role

We're looking for a passionate and experienced

Lead Engineer

with deep PHP and React expertise, alongside strong leadership skills. You'll be responsible for guiding a small team of developers, setting the technical direction, and remaining hands-on in delivering high-quality software. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys mentoring, thrives in a product-led environment, and wants to play a pivotal role in growing a collaborative, high-performing team.


This role is ideal for someone who is:

A confident leader and mentor with a passion for team growth and technical excellence. A full-stack engineer with a strong backend foundation (PHP) and solid React experience. An effective communicator and collaborator across disciplines. Energised by building both people and products. Ideally located in the South East UK (West Sussex, Surrey areas).

What You'll Be Doing

Lead and mentor a small team of developers, supporting their growth and performance. Own and deliver key features across our React frontend and PHP backend stack. Set and guide technical direction, contributing to architectural decisions. Conduct code reviews and uphold high coding standards and best practices. Collaborate with product, design, and stakeholders to translate ideas into solutions. Champion quality, testing, automation, and CI/CD improvements. Proactively identify risks and ensure timely delivery of projects.

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills:

Proven experience as a Team Lead or Senior Developer with leadership responsibilities. 5+ years of hands-on PHP development (Laravel, Symfony, or custom middleware). 5+ years of React.js experience (Hooks, Context API, Redux or similar state libraries). Strong JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and frontend tooling experience (Webpack, Vite). Solid understanding of relational database design (MySQL). Familiarity with RESTful APIs, OAuth, and JWT-based authentication.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Desirable Skills:

Experience with AWS services (ECS, RDS, S3, CloudFormation). Knowledge of Docker and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with automated testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Jest, Cypress). Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments. Experience managing technical debt and modernising legacy systems.

Soft Skills

Strategic thinker with a proactive and supportive leadership style. Passionate about team growth, quality engineering, and continuous improvement. Comfortable balancing hands-on coding with team management. Strong ability to prioritise tasks, mitigate risks, and make critical decisions under pressure.

Why Join Us?

We're a high-growth, innovative company where your contributions have real impact. Here's what we offer:

Flexible work-life balance, including hybrid working Regular team-building and social events Auto-enrolment to our Company NEST pension scheme Discretionary performance bonuses 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays

Salary:

The salary for this role is 70,000 - 75,000


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