Full Stack Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a Full Stack Engineering Team Lead in London to guide a growing team delivering the customer journey platforms from EV charging to installation. This hybrid role balances 70% leadership with 30% hands-on coding across React/Next.js and Kotlin/Java backend work.

You will drive product delivery, collaborate with stakeholders, and modernise a Kotlin monolith while supporting Vue-to-Next migrations and pragmatic AI adoption.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams.
• Strong full-stack expertise with React, Next.js and TypeScript.
• Backend experience with Kotlin and Java.
• Experience delivering scalable, production-grade software.
• Proactive, curious and comfortable challenging the status quo.
• Experience implementing AI initiatives and understanding where AI adds genuine value.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing full-stack team.
• Drive product delivery and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Remain hands-on across frontend and backend development.
• Help modernise a Kotlin monolith into domain-driven services.
• Support the migration from Vue to Next.js.
• Champion practical, sustainable AI adoption across engineering and customer experiences.

Skills

Team leadership

Full-stack development

React / Next.js

TypeScript

Kotlin / Java

Job description

Full Stack Engineering Team Lead | Up to £130k | London (Hybrid)

Want to lead a high-performing engineering team while building technology that's accelerating the transition to clean energy?

I'm partnering with a rapidly scaling GreenTech company that is transforming the EV charging industry.

With partnerships with major automotive brands including Tesla, VW and Mercedes, and expansion into international markets, they're entering an exciting phase of growth.

They're looking for aFull Stack Engineering Team Leadto lead engineers building the digital platforms behind the entire customer journey, from purchasing an EV charger through to installation.

Salary: Up to £130,000

Location: Central London (Strand) – 3 days onsite

Split: 70% leadership / 30% hands-on coding

What you'll be doing:

• Leading and developing a team of full-stack engineers, including hiring, mentoring and performance reviews.


• Driving product delivery and collaborating closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Remaining hands‑on across frontend and backend development.


• Helping modernise a Kotlin monolith into domain-driven services.


• Supporting the migration from Vue to Next.js.


• Championing practical, sustainable AI adoption across engineering and customer experiences.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams.


• Strong full-stack experience withReact / Next.js and TypeScript.


• Commercial backend experience withKotlin, Java or Scala.


• Experience delivering scalable, production-grade software.


• Someone proactive, curious and comfortable challenging the status quo.


• Experience implementing AI initiatives and understanding where AI adds genuine value.

Tech stack:React, Next.js, TypeScript, Kotlin, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, DynamoDB, CI/CD and Datadog.

You’ll join a growing engineering organization of approximately 60 people, with genuine ownership over your team’s development, product delivery and technical outcomes.

If you’re a hands‑on engineering leader who wants to combine people leadership, full‑stack development and meaningful environmental impact, I’d love to hear from you.

Requirements added by the job poster

• 3+ years of work experience with Java


• 5+ years of work experience with React.js


• 3+ years of work experience with Kotlin

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