Full Stack Engineer

Insight; Hartford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is seeking a Full-Stack Developer in Hartford, UK. This role involves optimizing performance and scaling a security controller platform, focusing on backend improvements and implementing new features. Candidates should have experience in full-stack development using Python, Django, and React, along with knowledge in SQL databases. Familiarity with AWS is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack development.
• Strong understanding of Python and Django in large-scale applications.
• Experience with scaling applications handling large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Optimize performance and scale backend systems.
• Implement new features and fix bugs.
• Contribute to licensing logic and UI presentation.

Skills

Full-stack development

Python

Django

React

SQL database knowledge

Accessibility-focused development

Tools

Celery

AWS

Azure

Job description

Overview

Insight Global is hiring for a Full-Stack Developer for one of our leading clients in the Technology space, that will focus on optimizing performance and scaling a security controller platform, that supports millions of devices. You\'ll be working on an existing codebase, implementing new features, fixing bugs, and largely contributing to backend improvements. The product is a complex, web-based application with multi-layered architecture deployed at scale via AWS. Ongoing frontend projects include legal compliance and accessibility enhancements. You\'ll also contribute to licensing logic and UI presentation, helping produce more product SKUs and variations. The environment demands a strong understanding and ability to handle large datasets and scale backend systems effectively.

Must haves

• Experience in full-stack development
• Python and Django experience in large-scale applications
• React experience
• SQL database knowledge (ability to interpret and debug queries)
• Experience scaling applications (e.g., handling 8M+ records)
• Accessibility-focused development experience

Plusses

• Experience with Celery and task queues
• Familiarity with AWS and Azure deployments
• Exposure to product architecture