Lead Full-Stack Engineer: Platform Builder & Data-Driven

Itchyfeet Recruitment Agency; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Itchyfeet Recruitment Agency is seeking a hands-on Full Stack Engineer to drive features across a proprietary platform in collaboration with the Head of Engineering. This permanent role focuses on delivering the programme and expanding the platform into new areas, balancing independent feature work with architectural contributions.

The successful candidate will translate designs into tested, maintainable code across the full stack, engage in code reviews, and support automation and AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs in Ruby on Rails.
• Front-end development with React and TypeScript.
• Relational databases modelling (MySQL or similar).
• Familiarity with automated testing and test-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship full-stack features from data model to user-facing screens.
• Take ownership of discrete areas of work within architecture and standards.
• Translate designs into accurate, responsive UI implementations.
• Develop and maintain backend systems including APIs and background jobs in Rails.

Skills

Agile delivery

Communication skills

Test-driven development

Collaboration

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

TypeScript

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Itchyfeet Recruitment Agency is seeking a hands-on Full Stack Engineer to drive features across a proprietary platform in collaboration with the Head of Engineering. This permanent role focuses on delivering the programme and expanding the platform into new areas, balancing independent feature work with architectural contributions.

The successful candidate will translate designs into tested, maintainable code across the full stack, engage in code reviews, and support automation and AI-assisted