Software Developer

Big Red Recruitment; City Of London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail technology firm in London is seeking a back-end leaning full stack engineer to enhance their clienteling platform. You will primarily work on backend development using Node.js and TypeScript, contribute to a future front-end rebuild, and develop microservices. Candidates need 5+ years of experience and a strong understanding of REST APIs and NoSQL databases. The role is remote with occasional office presence in Shoreditch.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in backend or full stack development.
• Strong knowledge of Node.js, TypeScript, and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of scalable REST APIs and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Build out the backend using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Contribute to the front-end rebuild and architecture re-platforming.
• Develop microservices and new features.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Microservices architecture

REST APIs

MongoDB

Frontend development

Tools

Azure Cloud

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Job description

• Location : London


• Salary : GBP - GBP per annum


• Start Date : 21 / 11 /


• Contract Type : Permanent

Are you a back-end leaning full stack engineer ready to shape the next generation of retail technology?

You’ll join an innovative retail tech company is powering the digital experiences of luxury and high-end fashion retailers worldwide. Their clienteling platform helps in-store teams connect meaningfully with their customers via personalised, data-driven interactions.

You’ll work within a small, high-performing dev team and focus primarily on building out the backend with Node.js and TypeScript. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to the future front-end rebuild, re-platforming their architecture, building microservices in Node.js and TypeScript, and a host of new feature development work.

Tech Stack

• Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript


• MongoDB (NoSQL), REST / GraphQL APIs


• Azure Cloud, containerised deployments


• HTML, CSS

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ experience in backend or full stack development


• Strong knowledge of Node.js, TypeScript, and microservices architecture


• Stong understanding of concurrency and experience building systems with a high volume of traffic


• Solid understanding of scalable REST APIs and NoSQL databases


• Interest or experience in front-end development

The role is remote, with the option to work in the Shoreditch office (1 day a week if you’re local).

Salary : up to £87k depending on experience.

Please Note : We are only considering candidates who are based in the UK with permanent residency / ILR / citizenship. Candidates applying on dependent or PSW visas / needing visa sponsorship will not be considered at ths stage.

We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age.

We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.