or apply directly on Websummit's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Websummit's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Websummit's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Websummit
- high 28 stale, 0 reposted of 35 open
- Hiring momentum
- 40 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Websummit's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Websummit.
About this role
As the Lead Engineer for the attendee-facing web app at Web Summit, you will be responsible for shaping the user experience for event attendees. You will lead a small team, collaborate with a product manager and designer, and spend about 60% of your time writing code while managing the technical work and the engineers on your team.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Websummit as an employer.
What you need
- Experience in leading engineering teams
- Strong coding skills
- Ability to manage technical work
- Experience in web application development
What you get
- Subsidised healthcare
- Dental coverage
- Employee assistance programme (EAP)
- Employer pension contribution up to 6% for Irish-based employees
- Access to workshops and online learning resources
- Company MacBook
Worth weighing
- 60% of the role involves writing code, which may limit strategic responsibilities
- The role is focused on a specific attendee-facing web app, which may not provide exposure to a broader tech stack
Summarised from Websummit's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Websummit on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.