Lead Full Stack Software Developer

Spectrum IT Recruitment
Guildford, United Kingdom
4 months ago
Seniority
Lead
Posted
1 Feb 2026 (4 months ago)

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer

(TypeScript, JavaScript, Node)

Location: Hybrid working within Hampshire

Salary: Competitive + benefits

We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced technical lead full stack developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis.

The Role

Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+)

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 functionTech Environment

You'll work with a modern stack including:

Node.js microservices

JavaScript & TypeScript

Vue.js

Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake

AWS cloud infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices About You

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 (SOLID principles, design patterns, 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

A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experienceWhat's On Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package

Hybrid working (1 day per week in the Fareham office)

Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business

Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement

Supportive, collaborative working environment

Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer daysSend your CV across to me on email (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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