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Our client transforms lives by providing practical, emotional, and financial support to those experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and social isolation.

They’re now looking for a Back-End Developer to join them on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.

• Salary of £43,042 per annum (inclusive of £1,044 market supplement and £480 home working allowance)
• An annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
• Up to 6% matched pension contributions
• Flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
• Enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

This is a brilliant opportunity for a talented software engineer who’s confident working with Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL to join a team that values creativity and growth.

You’ll be enabled to keep learning, experiment with new ideas, and use the latest tools and technologies to create innovative solutions that make a real difference to the services our client delivers.

So, if you’re someone who loves solving problems, building elegant solutions, and being part of a mission that really matters, read on and apply today!

As a Back-End Developer, you’ll design, build, and run secure, scalable back-end services that power our client’s web applications and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.

Specifically, you’ll develop APIs and data models, integrate systems, and elevate services to ensure they are world‑class and contribute to supporting the hundreds of thousands of people our client serves.

In this critical role, you’ll develop and maintain REST APIs over serverless functions using TypeScript, while also designing and implementing scalable PostgreSQL schemas and data models.

The integrations you’ll be involved with will connect our client to external services, including video conferencing, messaging, and payment platforms.

Additionally, you’ll support their robust security infrastructure through best practices and work with front‑end developers and product managers to deliver cohesive and user‑focused solutions.

Occasional travel to our client’s London‑based head office and other locations across the UK will be required.

To be considered as a Back-End Developer, you’ll need:

• Significant experience developing back‑end systems for production applications
• Proven expertise in Node.js and TypeScript, including use within serverless architectures
• Strong experience designing secure, performant APIs and data models
• Experience managing PostgreSQL databases, including schema design and optimisation

The closing date for this role is Sunday 11th January 2026 at 23:59.

Other organisations may call this role Software Engineer, Software Developer, Back‑End Software Engineer, Server‑Side Developer, Full Stack Developer, or API Developer.

Our client is happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for an interview. They also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

Our client is committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that they do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to them, and they particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because they are committed to increasing the representation of these groups. They know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the people they serve, and they strive for their workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities they support. They offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will reimburse your travel costs if you attend an interview in person.

So, if you want to join our client as a Back-End Developer, please apply via the button shown.