Senior Web Developer

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Diverse international community

Staff benefits

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Web Developer to lead the ongoing development and support of EdWeb 2, the Drupal-based web publishing platform powering hundreds of environments and editors worldwide.

You will set technical direction, architect complex features in Drupal, mentor junior developers and promote coding standards in an agile, continuous-improvement environment, with a hybrid pattern combining on-site and remote work.

Qualifications

• Deep Drupal and PHP expertise.
• Strong front-end skills and experience with CMS platforms.
• Senior, technically leading role with mentoring responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ongoing development and support of the central web services (EdWeb 2).
• Set technical direction, architect complex Drupal features, and champion coding standards.
• Mentor mid-level and junior developers and promote agile, continuous-improvement practices.

Skills

Drupal

PHP

Front-end development

Technical leadership

Tools

Git

Open-source

Job description

Grade UE08: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum, pro rata if part time

Information Services Group / Web and Communications (WAC)

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 1 year

Shape what happens next. Be part of something bigger.

Make a meaningful impact

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger — where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

Professional Services

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior Web Developer to help lead the continuous development and ongoing support of the University's central web services, principally the Web Publishing Platform (EdWeb 2) — the open-source, Drupal-based service behind nearly 170 environments and over 600 subsites, curated by more than 1,200 editors and reaching around 30 million users a year from across the world.

This is a senior, technically leading role. You'll set technical direction, architect and build complex enterprise-level features in Drupal, and champion the development, testing and coding standards that keep a platform of this scale robust. You'll also mentor and support the mid-level and junior developers around you — sharing knowledge and helping the whole team deliver high-quality software "small and often", through an agile, continuous-improvement approach.

You’ll join the Website and Communications (WAC) team, a highly collaborative and supportive part of Information Services. We work in the open: EdWeb 2 and the University's Student & Staff Portal (MyEd) are both built on open-source software, reflecting the University's commitment to open software and data across its services.

We’d love to hear from someone with deep Drupal and PHP expertise and strong front-end skills, who’s a creative, adaptable problem-solver with a genuine enthusiasm for emerging technologies and for bringing them into mainstream use, someone excited to shape a platform the whole University relies on.

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Professional development and subject matter expertise
• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Responsibility and autonomy
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours or longer breaks in the working day.

The team office location is at the west edge of the University’s central campus, in 5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL.

The role follows a hybrid working pattern, combining time working from home with regular time on campus: we ask that colleagues spend at least two days a week on-site, one of which is our shared team anchor day, so the team can collaborate, support one another and stay connected in person.

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A valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.

The University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. If you have the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 2 October 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK, the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browser’s local time zone.

Interviews will be held at Forrest Hill (In-person) the week commencing 12th October.