Senior Full-Stack Developer

Woozle Research; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven research firm based in Glasgow is seeking a senior software developer to lead the technical team. You will own the development of new features and maintain the technology stack (React, NestJS, PostgreSQL). This role involves managing cloud infrastructure, integrating AI features, and working closely with founders on business needs. The company offers competitive compensation, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for growth as you help build the team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-based annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible hybrid working model

Annual personal study allowance

Team social events

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills across frontend and backend.
• Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship new features end-to-end.
• Maintain and improve our platform (React + NestJS + PostgreSQL on AWS).
• Manage our cloud infrastructure.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

🧭 About the Role

Woozle Research is the home of investment-grade primary research. We help hedge funds, private equity firms, and consulting practices make smarter decisions through bespoke surveys, expert interviews, and channel intelligence.

We’ve just built a brand-new research portal to transform how we deliver insights to clients ; replacing email threads, spreadsheets, and manual workflows with a secure, scalable platform. Now we need someone to own it.

This is a foundational hire.

You’ll be our first in-house technical team member, reporting directly to leadership. You’ll have significant autonomy to shape how we build, ship, and scale our technology ; including upcoming AI-powered features like automated expert interviews.

💼 What You’ll Do

• Own and ship new features end-to-end ; from design through deployment
• Maintain and improve our platform (React + NestJS + PostgreSQL on AWS)
• Manage our cloud infrastructure (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, Terraform)
• Integrate AI/GenAI tools like Eleven Labs for automated expert interviews
• Work directly with founders to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Evaluate and coordinate external partners when additional development support is needed
• Shape the technical roadmap and help build the team as we scale

🛠️ Our Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, AWS Amplify
• Backend: NestJS (TypeScript), REST APIs, modular monolith
• Database: PostgreSQL (AWS RDS)
• Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, ALB), Terraform, GitHub Actions
• Data/Messaging: Kafka, Redis (Valkey)

🙌 Who You Are

Essential (must have)

• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills across frontend and backend
• Production experience with React (hooks, state management, component architecture)
• Backend experience with Node.js (NestJS strongly preferred, Express acceptable)
• Solid PostgreSQL skills (schema design, query optimisation, migrations)
• Working knowledge of AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito or similar auth services)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision

Desirable (nice to have)

• Terraform or infrastructure-as-code experience
• Experience integrating AI/ML APIs or building GenAI-powered features
• Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, or event-driven architectures
• Experience with OAuth integrations (LinkedIn, etc.)
• Previous startup, scale-up, or small-team experience

✨ What You’ll Get

Compensation

• £75,000 base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus
• Annual profit sharing plan
• Regular micro-bonuses for standout contributions

🩺 Health & Insurance

• Full medical insurance
• Full dental insurance
• Full vision insurance
• Generous pension contributions

🏡 Working & Time Off

• Flexible hybrid working ; 3 days from home, 2 in Glasgow office
• Generous paid holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sick leave, bereavement, and jury duty

📚 Growth & Learning

• Annual personal study allowance
• Sponsored professional qualifications and certifications
• Structured career path with clear progression
• Opportunity to build and lead a technical team as we grow

🎉 Culture & Perks

• Team and company seasonal social events
• Quarterly and annual recognition events
• Commuter benefits and discount gym membership
• Membership to well-being applications
• Employee discount and reward programmes
• Culture of radical transparency, meritocracy, and continuous improvement

🚀 Why This Role?

• Ownership: Be the technical voice at the leadership table
• Impact: Your work directly enables investment decisions at top-tier firms
• Innovation: Build cutting-edge AI features (Eleven Labs, GenAI interviews)
• Autonomy: Shape the technical direction without layers of bureaucracy
• Growth: Build and lead a team as we scale