Lead Full Stack Engineer

Reply; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent tech company based in the UK is seeking a skilled software developer. The role involves providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers, leading architecture discussions, and designing robust software solutions. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and experience with backend development using Node.js or Java, as well as frontend skills in JavaScript, React, and TypeScript. Join us to work in an engaged team that values diversity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or Technology-related field.
• Experience with backend development using Node.js or Java.
• Frontend development skills with JavaScript, React, and TypeScript required.
• Proficient in Agile and Lean methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
• Lead architecture discussions for new features or projects.
• Review code to ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable software solutions.

Skills

Backend development with Node

Frontend development with JavaScript

Experience with React and TypeScript

Agile methodologies

UI/UX design principles

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers
• Lead architecture discussions and design sessions for new features or projects
• Review code and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development processes and methodologies
• Evangelise a 'security by design' approach to all elements of software development
• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable software solutions
• Collaborate with customer product managers / owners, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications, clearly articulating pros and cons
• Bring a technology perspective to a broad range of client issues, demonstrating how technology can be used to address problems and realise opportunities
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using appropriate technologies and frameworks
• Troubleshoot and debugplex issues in production environments
• Playing a role in automated testing and providing feedback to management during the development process

About the candidate :

• You havepleted a Bachelor's degree ( or higher) inputer Science or in a Technology-related or Business, Management-related field
• Experience with Back End development using Node (ideally), or Java
• Front end development skills with JavaScript, React, Typescript
• Working knowledge of Agile and Lean Software delivery methodologies and basic UI / UX design principles, including prototyping
• Strong technical mindset with the ability to design and build scalable solutions, visualize proposed systems, and deliver high-quality, maintainable code
• Provide technical leadership across projects, establish best practices for software development at Storm Reply, and ensure design and development quality across multiple customer engagements
• Confident engaging with clients, discussing technical requirements, and clearly proposing how we can add value
• Proven track record in mentoring and developing engineering teams, aimed at growing the team and their technical capabilities
• Excellent written and verbalmunication skills

Reply is an Equal Opportunities Employer andmitted to embracing diversity in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, identity, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status or parental status or any other characteristic protected by the Law.

Reply ismitted to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, please let us know of any Reasonable Adjustments you may need.

Job ID 10731