AI-First Sr Full-Stack Engineer for Self-Healing Platform

ControlUp; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ControlUp is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer who thinks AI-first and builds with modern tooling. You’ll bring strong React/TypeScript front‑end instincts along with solid back‑end capability while shaping features that scale in a global, fast‑growing environment.

Collaborating with Engineering, Product and Design, you will design end‑to‑end solutions, leverage AI tooling for faster delivery, and focus on performance and user experience in a hybrid, flexible work model.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development with meaningful full stack experience.
• Strong front-end skills in React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript.
• Back-end proficiency — Node.js; REST/GraphQL API design.
• Demonstrable experience using AI tools in your day‑to‑day development workflow.
• Solid CS fundamentals: data structures, design patterns, system design.

Responsibilities

• Design and build full stack features end‑to‑end, from React/TypeScript front ends to APIs and back‑end services.
• Lead with an AI‑first mindset — leveraging AI tooling throughout the development lifecycle to improve speed, quality, and innovation.
• Write clean, efficient, reusable code with a strong focus on performance and user experience.
• Identify and drive improvements to development workflow, tooling, and processes — with an eye for where AI can accelerate delivery and quality.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript ES6+

AI tooling in development

Performance & UX

Tools

Node.js

REST API

GraphQL

Job description

ControlUp is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer who thinks AI-first and builds with modern tooling. You’ll bring strong React/TypeScript front‑end instincts along with solid back‑end capability while shaping features that scale in a global, fast‑growing environment.

Collaborating with Engineering, Product and Design, you will design end‑to‑end solutions, leverage AI tooling for faster delivery, and focus on performance and user experience in a hybrid, flexible work model.