Lead Full Stack Software Developer

Spectrum IT Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK SaaS technology company is seeking a Technical Lead Full Stack Developer to drive innovation in customer-facing platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of full stack development experience, expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript, and a strong foundation in system design. This hands-on role offers competitive salary and benefits, alongside opportunities for hybrid working. Join a vibrant engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working with 1 day in the office

Supportive, collaborative working environment

Community and charity initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong full stack development experience, ideally 10+ years.
• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience.
• Experience building large, production SaaS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad.
• Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack.
• Contribute to solution design and system architecture.

Skills

Full stack development experience

JavaScript

TypeScript

System design

Collaboration skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience

Tools

Node.js

Vue.js

SQL Server

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer

(TypeScript, JavaScript, Node)

Location: Hybrid working within Hampshire
Salary: Competitive + benefits

We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced technical lead full stack developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where you'll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud‑based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis.

The Role

• Lead technical delivery across a high‑performing development squad (10+)
• Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling
• Build proof‑of‑concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work
• Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers
• Develop and deliver production‑ready code across the full stack
• Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security
• Support and improve live systems once deployed
• Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function

Tech Environment

You will work with a modern stack including:

• Node.js microservices
• JavaScript & TypeScript
• Vue.js
• Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake
• AWS cloud infrastructure
• CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices

About You

• Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years)
• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience
• Solid background in system design and scalable architectures
• Experience building large, production SaaS platforms
• A clean‑code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code)
• Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments
• A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software
• Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders
• Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development
• A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real‑world experience

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working (1 day per week in the Fareham office)
• Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business
• Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Supportive, collaborative working environment
• Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days

Send your CV across to me on email (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.