Full Stack Lead Engineer Job description
Reporting To: Director of Engineering
Location: Remote ( commutable to London )
Your Role
As a Full Stack Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and
maintenance of scalable, high-performance applications across both frontend and backend
systems. You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to
deliver features that create exceptional user experiences. This is a hands-on role with
leadership responsibilities, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and
enjoys solving complex technical challenges. You'll also be expected to actively explore,
evaluate, and adopt the latest Generative AI tools and practices to enhance productivity,
streamline workflows, and accelerate development across the engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
● Lead full stack development using ReactJS, TypeScript, Node.js, and related
technologies.
● Architect and implement robust, scalable, and secure APIs and web applications.
● Collaborate with product, design, and other teams to understand requirements and
translate them into technical solutions.
● Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers.
● Own and maintain key features across both frontend and backend layers.
● Drive and enforce coding standards, best practices, and documentation.
● Identify and resolve complex performance, scalability, and reliability challenges.
● Contribute to DevOps processes (CI/CD, monitoring, infrastructure) and help optimize
development pipelines.
● Participate in architecture discussions and influence the future direction of the platform.
● Investigate and adopt new technologies (e.g. WASM, serverless patterns) to continually
improve the platform.
What We're Looking For
● 6+ years of professional experience in software development with a strong background
in both frontend and backend.
● Deep expertise in TypeScript, ReactJS, Node.js, and RESTful API development.
● Experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native
development.
● Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis).
● Proficient in AWS cloud services - especially Lambda, SQS, S3, Cognito, API
Gateway, EventBridge, etc.
● Hands-on experience with DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, Docker, GitHub
Actions).
● Familiarity with frontend tooling such as Vite, ESLint, CSS-in-JS, and testing frameworks
like Jest or Cypress.
● Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
● Strong leadership skills and the ability to guide teams through technical decisions.
● A passion for quality, performance, and security.
Bonus Skills
● Experience with server-side rendering frameworks like Next.js or Remix.
● Familiarity with AWS CDK or Infrastructure as Code practices.
● Interest or experience in WASM or other emerging frontend optimization technologies.
● Prior experience mentoring teams or leading cross-functional projects.