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Lead Software Engineer (MongoDB / Node.js / JavaScript)

Adria Solutions
Manchester, United Kingdom
Last week
£50,000 – £75,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 – £75,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
19 May 2026 (Last week)

Benefits

Remote-first working Flexible hours 25 days annual leave 8 bank holidays 2 Christmas shutdown days Option to purchase an extra week off
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Lead Software Engineer - MongoDB / Node.js / JavaScript

As a Lead Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of the product. You’ll guide a talented squad of engineers, drive architectural decisions, and deliver scalable backend systems that directly impact thousands of users.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll balance technical excellence with mentorship, collaboration, and strategic thinking.



What You’ll Be Doing

Technical Leadership

  • Set the technical direction and lead architectural decision-making
  • Mentor and support junior and senior engineers
  • Conduct code reviews and uphold engineering best practices


Backend Engineering

  • Build and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
  • Design and optimise MongoDB database solutions
  • Improve and maintain existing backend infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement robust solutions


Collaboration & Delivery

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful customer outcomes
  • Participate in technical interviews and help grow the engineering team
  • Drive improvements in processes, tooling, and development practices


Core Technical Skills

You’ll thrive if you have experience with:

  • MongoDB (data modelling, indexing, aggregation, performance tuning)
  • Node.js and the wider JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
  • Express.js and/or Fastify
  • RESTful API design
  • AWS or similar cloud platforms
  • Microservices architecture
  • Testing frameworks (Vitest, Jest, Mocha, etc.)
  • CI/CD pipelines & DevOps practices
  • GitHub workflows
  • Observability tools (e.g., DataDog)
  • Docker / Kubernetes


Tech Stack You’ll Be Working With

  • Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Express.js, Fastify
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Vue.js, Nuxt.js


Nice to Have – AI Experience

Not essential, but a big bonus:

  • Integrating AI/ML models
  • Working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
  • Prompt engineering
  • AI workflow tools (LangChain, Flowise)
  • Building internal AI automation tools


Benefits

This company genuinely invests in its people. You’ll enjoy:

  • Remote-first working with offices in London, Manchester
  • Flexible hours
  • 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 2 Christmas shutdown days
  • Option to purchase an extra week off


Interested? Please Click Apply Now!

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