Senior Full Stack Engineer - hybrid

ZipRecruiter; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven digital platform is seeking talented engineers to enhance member experiences through innovative projects. The ideal candidates should have extensive experience with React, Node.js, and AWS services. This role promotes collaboration and mentoring within the team and offers a hybrid work model with various perks such as flexible hours and health benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working and flexible hours

Free parking and EV charging onsite

25 days annual leave plus birthday leave

Company bonus scheme

Employee assistance programme

Onsite gym with free classes

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with modern technology stack including React, Node.js, and Typescript.
• Experience with AWS services like Cognito, DynamoDB, and Lambda.
• Exceptional communication skills and passion for mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvements through experimentation and A/B testing.
• Take ownership of domain and contribute to team culture.
• Contribute to a continuous delivery pipeline.

Skills

React

Node.js

Typescript

AWS Services

Proactive problem-solving

Mentoring

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable

The Role and the Team

At Blue Light Card, we’re on a mission to support our millions of members with meaningful digital experiences. We have recently undertaken a replatforming transformation, setting the foundations to tackle exciting greenfield projects and further enhance the experience for our members. With plenty of opportunities ahead, we’re looking for talented engineers who are eager to make an impact.

Collaboration is at the heart of our work. We partner closely with the Product team in an agile squad structure, focusing on key outcomes such as share of wallet, personalisation, member growth & engagement, and platform evolution.

What You’ll Do

• Drive improvements through experimentation and A/B testing to ensure our application remains technologically relevant.
• Take full ownership of your domain, contributing your expertise to foster a collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Task delivery and solution design for mid-sized features and engineering problems, consistently questioning choices to actively contribute to continuous delivery and improvement.
• Proactively share your experience with the team, nurturing them and acting as a mentor to junior engineers.
• Actively demonstrate resourcefulness and problem-solving skills.
• Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a continuous delivery pipeline, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience with our modern technology stack including React, Node.js, and Typescript.
• Experience with AWS services such as Amazon Cognito, DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, Eventbridge, AppSync, API Gateway, and SQS.
• Experience using Serverless stack to build and deploy serverless applications into AWS cloud.
• Exceptional communication skills within the team and across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A passion for mentoring junior engineers, sharing knowledge, and cultivating a collaborative learning environment.
• Flexible and adaptable problem-solving skills, capable of adjusting strategies in response to changing priorities and evolving business needs.
• Proactive approach to seeking opportunities for process improvement, leveraging feedback to enhance team efficiency and project outcomes.
• Ability to thrive in complex and ambiguous situations, navigating uncertainties and turning challenges into opportunities.

Our Culture

Our mission is simple – make heroes happy. Our members are the real-life heroes who keep us all safe, cared for, and thriving. It’s what gets us up in the morning and pushes us to go further, think bigger, and create something that truly matters.

By focusing on their happiness, we create amazing experiences, deliver unrivalled discounts, innovative products, and world-class service. We don’t just follow the usual path — we look for smarter, bolder ways to deliver real impact. We take ownership, move fast, and work shoulder to shoulder to build something special.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels they belong. Different perspectives and experiences help us grow, innovate, and better reflect the communities we serve. We promote hybrid working and value in-person collaboration, encouraging time in our offices, whether at our HQ in Leicestershire or our London, Holborn office.

The frequency and office location will vary depending on the role and team. We aim to be flexible but are unable to offer fully remote working.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• Free parking and EV charging onsite at HQ
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, and a buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days
• A company bonus scheme
• Your own Blue Light Card and exclusive access to thousands of discounts
• Great social events, e.g., festive party, summer party, team socials, sports matches
• Regular company-wide recognition events, e.g., Monthly Light’s Up and The Shine awards
• Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free drinks/snacks)
• Onsite gym at HQ, including access to free HIIT & stretch classes
• Strong learning and development culture
• Group auto-enrolment pension plan
• Enhanced parental leave and absence leave
• Company-funded private medical insurance
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme, including mental health support and first aiders

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