Senior Full Stack Developer / Technical Lead - Node.js / React / AWS

Change-It Consulting Ltd; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Change-It Consulting Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer / Technical Lead in the Midlands hybrid role, combining hands-on coding with leadership. You will work across Node.js, React and TypeScript to deliver cloud-native software solutions.

This hands-on leadership position entails architectural ownership, mentoring onshore and offshore teams, and driving code quality, CI/CD, AWS and PostgreSQL adoption.

Qualifications

• Node.js expertise is essential and React 18+ with TypeScript is required.
• Experience designing REST APIs and modern app architecture.
• AWS and PostgreSQL proficiency required.
• Proficiency with Docker, Git and CI/CD practices.
• Experience leading or mentoring onshore and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build applications using Node.js, React and TypeScript.
• Own technical architecture and key engineering decisions.
• Build scalable backend services and REST APIs using Node.js.
• Lead, mentor and support onshore and offshore developers.
• Drive code quality, reviews and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with Architects, Cloud, Product and Business teams.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Architectural design

Hands-on coding

Tools

Node.js

React

TypeScript

AWS

PostgreSQL

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: Midlands - Hybrid, 2-3 days per week onsite

We're looking for an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer / Technical Lead with strong Node.js and React expertise to join a growing technology business delivering modern, cloud-native software solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership role - approximately 70% coding/architecture and 30% leading an onshore and offshore development team.

The Role

• Design and build applications using Node.js, React and TypeScript.
• Own technical architecture and key engineering decisions.
• Build scalable backend services and REST APIs using Node.js.
• Lead, mentor and support onshore and offshore developers.
• Drive code quality, reviews and engineering standards.
• Work with AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker and CI/CD.
• Collaborate with Architects, Cloud, Product and Business teams.

About You

You'll have strong commercial experience with:

• Node.js - essential
• React 18+ and TypeScript - essential
• REST APIs and modern application architecture
• AWS and PostgreSQL
• Docker, Git and CI/CD
• Leading or mentoring development teams

Terraform, Kubernetes, Redis or microservices experience would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This role suits a strong developer who wants to lead from the front while remaining hands-on. You'll influence architecture and technical direction while helping build a high-performing development team.

Due to the collaborative nature of the role, you'll need to work 2-3 days per week onsite in the Midlands.