Lead Full Stack Developer, Senior Consultant

IONA; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in London is seeking an experienced Lead Full Stack Developer to design, develop and maintain applications. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience with JavaScript technologies (NextJS/React/Node) and cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP). The role involves mentoring junior developers and managing projects in a fast-paced environment. Competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a commitment to diversity are part of the offer.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Personal development opportunities

Competitive salary with benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of programming experience, especially in databases and responsive web development.
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Eagerness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing applications based on specifications.
• Maintaining existing applications and troubleshooting issues.
• Mentoring and training other developers.

Skills

JavaScript (NextJS/React/Node) technologies

Communication skills in English

Time management and planning

Problem-solving skills

Team management experience

Job description

We are searching for talented Lead Full Stack Developers to join our team. As a Lead Full Stack Developer, Senior Consultant, your responsibilities include developing and maintaining functional websites, web services, and eCommerce solutions. To be successful in this role, you should have extensive experience building from scratch and be familiar with working on specifications and resolving technical issues.

We expect you to be a strong communicator, committed, proactive, and opinionated developer with great problem-solving skills. We are looking for candidates that have a suitable academic background and solid work experience; however, we value shipping products and services more than theoretical knowledge.

Your daily activities would include:

• Software development of our new projects, i.e. designing, developing and implementing applications based on specifications
• Maintaining existing applications
• Writing functionality tests and debug code
• Troubleshooting of issues across multiple environments and platforms
• Mentoring and training other developers, and reviewing their code

Must-have skills & qualifications:

• At least 5+ years of programming experience, including experience with databases and developing responsive web sites
• Solid understanding of all aspects of the software development life cycle (specifications, design, implementation, testing, and documentation)
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript (NextJS/React/Node) technologies, SaaS services, and Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) services
• Top-notch communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Great time management and planning skill
• Eagerness to work in a fast-paced environment and build technical solutions for our clients
• Positive attitude to learning new skills
• Having prior experience managing a team
• Having prior experience in leading the design, development, and deployment of scalable web applications
• Have collaborated with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to deliver high-quality products
• Provide strategic consulting to clients, offering innovative solutions to meet their business challenges
• Present technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice-to-have skills & qualifications:

• Understanding of security practices
• Interest in enforcing and improving company best practices, standards and policies related to software development
• Skills and interest in project management, UX design or quality assurance

We offer an enjoyable and professional work environment, flexible working hours, personal development opportunities, and a competitive salary with benefits.

IONA embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunities. Our people come from varied backgrounds, speak various languages, and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We take measures to counteract systemic bias in the interview process, which includes structured interviews with peer-reviewed home assignments for technical roles. This helps us be more objective when assessing the skills needed to do the job.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups to join our team. Click on 'Apply for this job' and upload your CV here on our site. A member of our recruitment team will contact you shortly via email or LinkedIn. Please include some of the recently shipped projects you have worked on as well as your personal responsibilities for these projects. In addition, please include your salary request and your potential start date.