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# Lead Full Stack Engineer

- **Company:** Agile Retail
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Data Architecture, Data Visualization, Amazon DynamoDB, Node.Js, NoSQL, Scrum Methodology, ReactJS, Backend, Webpack, Front End Software Development, Api Design
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5e398a66ed3b53ef

## About the Role

* An experienced Senior or Lead Full Stack Engineer with strong backend and frontend capability
 * Highly experienced with Node.js, Express, React and modern JavaScript development
 * Comfortable designing and operating cloud-based systems, ideally using AWS
 * Experienced working with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB
 * Able to think architecturally whilst remaining genuinely hands-on with code and technical delivery
 * Experienced building scalable systems that connect data, workflows, APIs and user experiences
 * Comfortable taking technical ownership and managing engineering priorities, standards and quality
 * Experienced leading or providing technical direction to engineers, contractors or development partners
 * A strong communicator who can explain technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
 * Commercially minded and interested in using technology to solve genuine operational problems
 * Curious about data, automation, predictive analytics and AI-assisted decision-making
 * Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where the platform and business continue to evolve

## Description

You'll own the technical direction and development of Agile X, combining hands-on full-stack engineering with architecture, technical leadership and delivery.

 * Own the technical development, architecture and engineering roadmap for Agile X
 * Build and oversee backend services using Node.js and Express
 * Develop modern frontend experiences using React and Vite
 * Own and evolve the platform's AWS and DynamoDB data architecture
 * Build scalable, modular and API-first systems connecting retail operations, workforce, customer and performance data
 * Integrate POS, inventory, workforce, customer and third-party systems into a single connected environment
 * Manage engineering priorities, sprint planning, testing, documentation and releases
 * Establish strong engineering standards across code quality, testing and deployment
 * Lead and support engineers, contractors and external development partners
 * Help evolve Agile X towards data visualisation, predictive analytics, automation and AI-assisted operational decision-making