Senior Full Stack Developer

Data Idols; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A data analytics firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to lead a discovery and assessment phase for its product platforms. The role requires strong experience in PHP or WordPress, React, and Javascript, acting as the primary technical owner. Responsibilities include reviewing existing systems, collaborating with teams, and shaping recommendations for a modern, cloud-native platform. Competitive day rates apply for this remote contract role, with strong potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with PHP or WordPress.
• Proven experience with React.
• Familiarity with Javascript.
• Ability to act as the primary technical owner.

Responsibilities

• Lead the discovery process for assessing current platforms.
• Review existing database schemas and source code.
• Collaborate with product teams for functional understanding.
• Shape recommendations for platform architecture and technology.

Skills

PHP or WordPress

React

Javascript

Technical ownership

Job description

Overview

Senior Full Stack Developer

Contract Length: Initial 1 month with strong potential for extension

Location: Remote

Day rate: 600 - 700 per day outside IR35

The Opportunity

Data Idols are working with a private equity-backed data analytics and insights business, is seeking a Full Stack Developer to lead a discovery and assessment phase across its existing product platforms. The organisation operates multiple legacy systems and is looking to evaluate and define a clear re-platforming strategy, consolidating disparate applications into a single, modern, cloud-native platform. The goal is to simplify operations, improve scalability, and materially reduce long-term running costs.

Responsibilities

The opportunity involves a senior, hands-on developer engagement with real influence. Reporting directly into the CIO, you\'ll take ownership of a structured discovery process, reviewing current platforms, understanding how they\'re used, and defining pragmatic options for the next-generation architecture. You\'ll work directly with existing systems: inspecting database schemas, reviewing source code and DevOps tooling, and collaborating with product teams to understand both custom-built and off-the-shelf application functionality. From there, you\'ll shape recommendations covering platform architecture, technology choices, and vendor selection.

Skills & Experience

• Background working with PHP or WordPress
• Strong experience working with React
• Experience working with Javascript
• Comfortable acting as the primary technical owner