Lead Fullstack Engineer - Product-Led Consumer Platform (FoodTech)

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a high-impact role as Lead Fullstack Engineer at a fast-growing consumer platform in London. You'll lead architecture and delivery across a modern tech stack while mentoring a team of engineers. With a mission-led product and significant growth ahead, this position offers substantial autonomy and competitive compensation.

Benefits

£100k–£120k base + annual bonus

Equity in a profitable business

30 days holiday + UK bank holidays

Meaningful autonomy and ownership

Supportive culture focused on shipping

Qualifications

• Experience in Fullstack development with a strong focus on React and Node.js.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and mentor engineers.
• Familiarity with AWS and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and delivery across a modular system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product features.
• Lead and mentor a growing team of engineers.

Skills

Leadership

React

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Job description

Job Description

London (Hybrid, 3 days/week) | £100k–£120k + Bonus + Equity

Join one of the UK’s fastest-growing, most beloved consumer platforms on a mission to make home cooking joyful, simple, and nourishing. With £5M+ in annual recurring revenue, a 130,000+ strong subscriber base, and no external funding pressures, this team is scaling a category-defining product that blends media, tech, and food into one seamless experience.

Why this role?

This is a high-impact leadership position at the heart of a growing engineering org. You’ll start off hands-on (75% IC), leading critical builds across a modern stack, before transitioning into a team leadership role as the team grows (managing 4 engineers by year-end).

Expect to influence tech strategy, shape culture, and ship features that impact hundreds of thousands of users each week.

The Role

As Lead Fullstack Engineer, you'll:

• Own architecture and delivery across a modular, cross-platform system (Web & Mobile)
• Collaborate daily with Product, Design, Content, and QA to shape what gets built
• Mentor and lead a growing team of engineers, supporting their development and performance
• Work across personalised meal planning, AI-driven tools, content workflows, and partner integrations

• ️ Tech Stack

  • Frontend: React, Next.js
  • Backend: Node.js, TypeScript (some PHP)
  • Mobile: Flutter (This isn't essential)
  • Infra: AWS, modular services, automated CI/CD
  • Minor CMS (PHP) used for editorial — not central to the role

  The Team

  You’ll report into the Head of Engineering and lead a tight-knit product team of engineers, PMs, QA, BA, and design — all in-house and collaborative. The team is scaling fast to meet product demand.

  What You’ll Get

  • £100k–£120k base + annual bonus.
  • Equity in a high-growth, profitable business
  • 30 days holiday + UK bank holidays
  • Meaningful autonomy and ownership
  • A mission-led product with a passionate user base
  • Fast-paced, supportive culture with a real appetite to ship

  Working Setup

  Hybrid: 3 days/week in the London HQ (flexible on which days)

  If you're an engineer that wants to build a platform that users genuinely love — this is your chance

  No VC pressure. No buzzwords. Just great people building something real.