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# Lead Full Stack Software Developer

- **Company:** Spectrum IT Recruitment
- **Location:** Chilworth, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0 - £100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Node.Js, Redis, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, TypeScript, Snowflake, Vue.js, Solid Principles, Information Technology, Devsecops, Microservices
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5858150855

## About the Role

* Strong full stack development experience, ideally 10+ years
 * 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience
 * Solid background in system design and scalable architectures
 * Experience building large, production SaaS platforms
 * A clean-code mindset, including SOLID principles, design patterns and testable code
 * Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments
 * A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software
 * Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders
 * Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development
 * Passion for performance, security and engineering best practice
 * Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience

## Description

* Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad of 10+ people
 * Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling
 * Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work
 * Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers
 * Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack
 * Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security
 * Support and improve live systems once deployed
 * Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function

Technologies:

 * AI
 * CI/CD
 * Cloud
 * Support
 * JavaScript
 * Security
 * TypeScript
 * AWS
 * DevSecOps
 * NodeJS
 * Redis
 * SQL
 * Snowflake
 * Vue
 * microservices
 * Fullstack


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