Lead Full Stack Software Developer

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Volunteer days

Job summary

Spectrum IT Recruitment is assisting a fast-growing UK SaaS company in London to recruit a Technical Lead Full Stack Developer. You will shape and deliver the next generation of customer-facing platforms through a hands-on leadership role in a cloud-based stack.

You will be involved from early design to production delivery, leading a high-performing team and ensuring code quality, security and performance across the stack.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Strong background in building large, production SaaS platforms.
• Experience with scalable architectures and modern cloud stacks.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+).
• Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling.
• Build proofs-of-concepts and spike complex areas of work.
• Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories with product 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 after deployment.
• Influence technical direction and engineering best practices.

Skills

Full stack development

JavaScript/TypeScript

System design

SaaS architecture

CI/CD

Collaboration with stakeholders

AI in software development

Performance & security

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer

Location: Hybrid working

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

• 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


• 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