Principal Backend / Fullstack Engineer (E-commerce & Platform Integrations)

Noble Panacea; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A revolutionary skincare brand in Greater London seeks a Principal Backend or Full‑Stack Engineer to lead backend architecture and API development. The role involves designing secure services that power commerce and clienteling experiences while integrating data systems for better insights. Candidates should have 8+ years of experience, proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms. This is a hands-on position aimed at shaping the future of the brand’s digital stack.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend or full‑stack engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Own backend and API architecture across digital platforms.
• Build and maintain backend services in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Lead integrations for cross‑border commerce and payment gateways.
• Design and maintain scalable APIs and middleware.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

CI/CD tools

Docker

Job description

Noble Panacea is a new revolutionary skincare brand founded by Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart and launched in October 2019. The ground-breaking OSMV™ Technology at the core of the brand enables transformational efficacy and precision. We create deep respect & intention by adhering to the global principles of green chemistry. We take our commitment to nature and sustainability to all stages of product development, from R&D to packaging. Ultimately, we strive to promote absolute skin health by empowering all who seek authentic, natural, and ageless beauty.

We’re seeking a Principal Backend or Full‑Stack Engineer to lead backend architecture, integrations, and API development across our digital platforms. You’ll design and develop scalable, secure services that power our commerce, loyalty, and clienteling experiences, while integrating with data systems to enable better insight and personalisation.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role for someone who wants to help shape the future of our digital stack as we grow our internal capabilities and establish technical standards to scale further by working with external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own backend and API architecture across BigCommerce, loyalty, and clienteling systems.
• Build and maintain backend services in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar modern frameworks.
• Lead integrations for cross‑border commerce, payment gateways, fulfilment, and delivery partners.
• Design and maintain scalable APIs and middleware for CMS, DAM, and analytics platforms.
• Define and implement observability, logging, and alerting standards (e.g. NewRelic, Datadog, CloudWatch).
• Partner with the front‑end team to ensure seamless end‑to‑end experiences.
• Contribute to DevOps automation and CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Mentor developers and contribute to setting engineering standards and CI/CD processes.
• 8+ years of backend or full‑stack engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with Node.js, TypeScript, and REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Experience integrating third‑party e‑commerce and marketing systems (e.g. loyalty, A/B testing, merchandising).
• Proven experience building and deploying microservices architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) - including Lambda, ECS, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, or similar services.
• Familiarity with data integration and event‑driven pipelines (e.g. Kafka, Pub/Sub, or similar).
• Strong understanding of authentication, security, scalability, and performance.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools, infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g. Terraform), and containerisation (Docker).
• Understanding of observability and platform KPIs.

Nice to Have

• Background in e‑commerce or digital experience platforms (BigCommerce, Shopify, Salesforce Commerce, etc.).
• Interest in mentoring and shaping engineering culture in a scaling team.