Full Stack Developer

Foxley Talent Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

London in-office days

Ownership of frontend on greenfield

Job summary

Foxley Talent Ltd. is helping a UK InsureTech startup recruit a Full Stack Django Developer who loves the frontend. You will work on customer facing platforms using Django and HTMX, shaping the design system and owning frontend decisions.

You will join a small, experienced team in London, work in a hybrid setup with 1–2 days in-office, and help move from greenfield ideas to production, including collaboration with designers and backend developers.

Qualifications

• Proven Django backend knowledge with full stack experience.
• Experience with HTMX or React and frontend in design systems.
• Ability to own frontend builds within a small, collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Build the customer facing side of the platform in Django and HTMX.
• Develop features end-to-end across policy and claims systems.
• Own frontend builds in a small, experienced team.
• Shape the frontend approach as the platform grows with designers.
• Leverage AI coding tools while writing solid Django code.

Skills

Django

Full stack

Frontend development

Design systems

HTML/CSS

Tools

HTMX

DRF

React

Celery

Databricks

Job description

A UK InsureTech startup are looking for a Full Stack Django Developer who loves the frontend to help build across both of the core systems behind their platform.

The company was formed in September 2026 and is launching into the UK insurance market in June 2027. The policy system is already built and quoting and the work on the claims system starts now so this is a great chance to get in early.

The successful Full Stack Developer work with the team on the design system and have a real say in how the customer facing side of the platform is built.

What you will be doing

• Building the customer facing side of the platform in Django and HTMX
• Building features end to end across both core systems, policy and claims
• Taking ownership of the frontend builds within a small experienced team
• Helping shape the frontend approach as the platform grows
• Using AI coding tools day to day while knowing Django well enough to make the right calls

The stack

• Python, Django and DRF
• HTMX on the frontend (some React)
• Celery for background jobs
• Databricks on the data side

What they are looking for

• Commercial experience with Django and strong Full Stack background
• Someone who feels at home in components, design systems and the customer facing side of a product
• Experience with HTMX or frameworks like React with a willingness to work in HTMX
• Comfortable working closely with designers and backend developers
• A startup mindset and happy to pick up a loosely defined problem and run with it
• Insurance experience is a bonus but not essential

What is on offer

• Salary of £50,000-£70,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working, 1 to 2 days a week in a serviced office in London
• The chance to own the frontend on a greenfield platform from the start
• Starting ASAP

Only applications from candidates living in the UK will be considered. Anyone applying from outside the UK will be blocked from applying to future roles.