Senior TypeScript Engineer | FinTech, Serverless & Ownership

Codurance; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Codurance is seeking a Senior TypeScript Engineer to design, build, and run TypeScript and Node.js services on AWS serverless infrastructure. You’ll work in a small, cross-functional team and own production in a build-and-run environment.

We value mentorship, strong testing, observable systems, and a pragmatic approach to delivering robust financial software. This is a flexible, hybrid opportunity across UK cities with a focus on craftsmanship.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Hands-on AWS experience, including serverless (Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, API Gateway, S3, ECS).
• Strong experience with event-driven architecture.
• Experience with document databases, ideally MongoDB.
• A track record of leading technical delivery in a build-and-run model.
• Experience mentoring other engineers.
• Experience with incident management.
• Experience in a regulated industry, ideally financial services or FinTech.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate services within your domain, from architecture through to delivery.
• Take accountability for the SLAs of what you ship, and keep improving it.
• Write and maintain useful documentation for your services.
• Mentor and guide other engineers.
• Explain how the system works to non-technical colleagues, without making them feel daft for asking.
• Judge when "good enough for now" is the right call, and when it isn't.
• Work openly with product and operations, and challenge ideas constructively.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Serverless

Event-driven architecture

MongoDB

Mentoring

Incident management

Tools

Lambda

SQS

EventBridge

API Gateway

S3

ECS

Job description

Codurance is seeking a Senior TypeScript Engineer to design, build, and run TypeScript and Node.js services on AWS serverless infrastructure. You’ll work in a small, cross-functional team and own production in a build-and-run environment.

We value mentorship, strong testing, observable systems, and a pragmatic approach to delivering robust financial software. This is a flexible, hybrid opportunity across UK cities with a focus on craftsmanship.