Job Title: Full-Stack Developer

Location: Clarendon House, Farnham, Surrey

Hours: Full time, Permanent. Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate Full-Stack Developer to become our first dedicated in-house developer and play a key role in driving our ambitious digital growth plan over the next five years. You’ll be working closely with the marketing team to continuously evolve our online experience, improve site performance and develop new functionality across our Shopify website and existing WordPress platforms.

This is a hands-on, highly impactful role for someone excited to own and shape our technical direction across ecommerce, booking journeys and conversion-led digital experiences.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimise Shopify themes, apps and custom functionality

• Manage and enhance our WordPress platforms, plugins and integrations

• Work with marketing to launch campaigns, landing pages and digital experiences

• Improve site speed, performance and UX across all platforms

• Create solutions that support online appointment booking and customer journeys

• Collaborate with our SEO agency and marketing team to ensure best practice technical implementation

• Maintain secure, compliant and reliable websites

• Troubleshoot technical issues and own the resolution process

• Recommend new tools and technologies to support growth

Why Join Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care?

With over 90 years of family heritage, Leightons is built on a foundation of care, trust, and personal service. We foster a close-knit, supportive environment where every team member is valued. Our shared goal is to achieve 100% customer satisfaction through an individual approach to every patient.

You’ll be joining a company that invests in your growth, encourages development, and promotes a friendly, inclusive workplace culture.

What We're Looking For

• Proven commercial Shopify development experience

• Experience developing and managing WordPress sites

• Strong frontend development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

• Experience managing hosting environments (Cloudways and Digital Ocean)

• Experiencing integrating APIs and third-party tools

• Understanding of UX and responsive design

• Experience supporting marketing or ecommerce teams

• Experience working end-to-end on web releases, including testing

• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining live websites

• Experience building custom Shopify apps

Equality & Inclusion

Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care is committed to promoting equal opportunities and fostering a workplace where diversity and inclusion are valued. We provide a working environment free from discrimination and ensure all employees and applicants are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Note: Applicants who have been unsuccessful in the past 12 months should not reapply for the same role.