Lead Web Developer

We are INTERWEAVE. And interweaving is our way.
A strategy-led, digital-first, ideas and innovation company. An integrated marketing and communications agency based in Athens and London. We build brands, craft experiences, and engineer digital products that deliver real-world impact. We're thinkers, makers, technologists, and strategists and we're looking for a Lead Web Developer / Web Development Ops Engineer to join our growing team.

This is not a typical development job.

You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team that works on iconic projects like:

• Building a digital ecosystem for the Benaki Museum, where technology enhances culture, creating seamless, exciting, and beautiful digital experiences for visitors
• Designing web experiences for Electra Hotels, blending UX precision and elegant engineering for hospitality audiences
• Developing high-performance platforms that optimize for AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), drive conversions, integrate smart automations, and are rigorously tested and measured
• Engineering digital products built for speed, scale, and measurable results
• Be part of our AI studio

As a lead, you'll guide a talented dev team, review and improve code, mentor juniors, and oversee deployment workflows. You'll work closely with strategists, designers, marketers, and clients to bring great ideas to life life, beautifully and effectively.

You'll also represent the dev team in meetings, helping clients understand how technology translates into business value.

This is a role for someone who codes with intention and leads with clarity.

• Oversee and mentor a team of web developers, promoting best practices and clean, efficient code
• Architect and lead the development of custom websites, digital products, e-commerce solutions, and web applications
• Ensure optimal deployment workflows, performance, and maintainability across projects
• Review code, set standards, and optimize for performance, SEO, AEO, accessibility, and scalability
• Communicate technical solutions to non-technical audiences - internally and with clients
• Collaborate across teams to align dev work with strategy, UX, content, and KPIs
• Stay up to date with web trends, frameworks, and evolving AI capabilities
• Help us build platforms and digital products that are measurable, testable, and result-driven

What you bring

• 8+ years of professional experience building websites and web apps
• Mastery of PHP, WordPress, WooCommerce, and Laravel
• Advanced skills in JavaScript and React
• Experience working with web architecture, database design, deployment pipelines, CI/CD
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, SEO/AEO, and code efficiency
• Experience with analytics, conversion tracking, and building with results in mind
• Team leadership skills: code reviews, mentorship, feedback, and task prioritization
• Great communication skills, especially when translating tech for business teams or clients
• A growth mindset and openness to experimentation - AI, automations, testing frameworks
• Love for the web Excitement for AI.

Bonus if you have

• Worked in a digital agency, consultancy, product studio, or services-based startup
• Built B2B platforms and services targeting European and MENA markets
• A strong interest in accessibility, UX, or ethical tech
• Experience setting up test-driven development and performance monitoring

What we offer

• The chance to work on high-impact, high-visibility digital experiences
• A hybrid setup based in Athens with reach across Europe and the MENA region (WFH and WFA policies in place)
• A close-knit team of kind, curious, and talented people
• Ongoing opportunities to learn, teach, experiment, and lead
• Competitive compensation and meaningful career development
• The opportunity to shape the future of an independent, values-driven company with global ambitions
• One-of-a-kind gear, chosen by you
• Meal vouchers - Subsidized Meals and Company car
• Performance Bonus

This is your chance to lead. To build with purpose. To code for beauty and performance. And to help shape the digital experiences of tomorrow's most ambitious brands and institutions.