Lead Full Stack Developer

Developer

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 90K

Job location

Remote

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tech stack

API

Azure

Code Review

Databases

Continuous Integration

Relational Databases

Python

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

Ui Patterns

Next.js

SQLAlchemy

TypeScript

React

Flask

Backend

FastAPI

Kafka

Front End Software Development

Api Design

REST

Job description

We're partnering with a fast-growing technology business building modern platforms that empower security teams, analysts, and defenders to protect the organisations they serve.

This is a chance to shape greenfield systems, define architecture, and build high-impact products used daily by engineers and customers alike.

If you're a strong full-stack engineer ready to step into a Senior/Tech Lead position, this is one to explore.

The Role

You'll take ownership of significant areas of the UI and front-end architecture, while also influencing backend design, API contracts, and long-term engineering direction.

This role combines hands-on engineering with architectural responsibility and mentorship.

Architecture

Define technical direction for the frontend stack
Influence and help shape backend architecture
Own API interfaces, contracts, and schemas

Frontend

Build fast, data-heavy UIs (dashboards, queues, timelines, case views)
Design scalable component structures and UI patterns
Integrate internal APIs and services
Establish testing standards across UI and API layers

Backend

Design and implement REST APIs (Python - Flask/FastAPI)
Work with Postgres using SQLAlchemy / SQLModel
Build internal services supporting automation
Contribute to authentication and tenancy enforcement patterns

Leadership

Mentor junior developers
Lead code reviews and help establish engineering best practices
Work with product teams to translate features into technical requirements
Collaborate with design teams where needed, We also have dedicated learning and development for our sales team. We run weekly sessions for Consultants to enhance their skills as a Recruiter or for them to learn soft skills for when they want to progress into a Sales Leader via our Future Leaders program.

Requirements

Must Have

4-5+ years' development experience with strong full-stack capability
Strong React and TypeScript experience
Solid Backend skills (preferably Python and ideally Flask or FastAPI)
Strong relational data modelling knowledge (Postgres)
API design and validation experience
Comfortable with containers, CI/CD, and cloud deployment (Azure preferred)

Nice to Have

Experience with incident/case/ITSM systems
Exposure to cybersecurity concepts
Experience scaling APIs for analytics (e.g. columnar databases, search platforms)
Messaging/event systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Service Bus)
Previous mentoring or team leadership experience