Senior Software Developer

Senior Full-Stack Engineer / Software Developer / JavaScript Engineer (Node.js / React / Next.js – AWS Serverless)
London (Hybrid – Farringdon Tues/Weds/Thurs)
£85k–£90k + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Discretionary bonus (10%), Private Healthcare, 25 Days holiday, 5% pension, Life Insurance, 2 Volunteering days a year, Season Ticket Loan

Do you love solving complex problems and building products real people rely on every day?

This well-established company has spent 25 years helping some of the world’s most iconic music and media brands tell their stories. With a team of 140 and a deep commitment to craftsmanship, they create stable, high-quality products that professionals actually depend on.

We’re particularly interested in engineers who enjoy owning both the frontend experience and the Node.js APIs behind it.

You’re a thoughtful, solutions-driven engineer who cares about architecture, performance, scalability, and long-term product impact. You don’t just close tickets, you take ownership, think systemically, and write clean, maintainable code across the entire stack.

Collaboration is second nature. You enjoy pairing, knowledge sharing, and healthy technical debate, plus you’re curious about tooling, infrastructure, and how AI can enhance your workflow.

The Role:

You’ll join a small, cross-functional team spanning product, design, research, engineering, and operations. It’s a flat structure built on shared ownership and trust, with real influence over what gets built and how.

You’ll work across the full stack, building polished frontend experiences while also designing and developing Node.js APIs and backend services that power them.

Key areas of work include:

• Building modern frontend applications with React and Next.js
  
  
• Designing and developing Node.js APIs
  
  
• Creating scalable backend services within AWS serverless architecture
  
  
• Solving complex workflow and discovery challenges
  
  
• Improving performance, reliability, and system scalability
  
  
• Collaborating closely with product, design, and research teams
  
  What Success Looks Like:
  
  Within your first 6–12 months, you will have:
  
  
• Delivered production-ready Node.js APIs supporting key product workflows
  
  
• Shipped high-quality React / Next.js features used by customers every day
  
  
• Contributed to architecture decisions across frontend and backend services
  
  
• Improved performance and reliability of key product areas
  
  
• Helped shape engineering practices around code quality, testing, and maintainability
  
  Tech Stack:
  
  
• TypeScript / JavaScript
  
  
• Node.js (API development)
  
  
• React, Next.js
  
  
• AWS Serverless (Lambda, API Gateway)
  
  
• Vercel
  
  
• SQL Server
  
  
• Algolia
  
  
• CI/CD (TeamCity)
  
  You Might Be a Good Fit If:
  
  
• You’re a JavaScript / TypeScript engineer who enjoys working across the full stack
  
  
• You have experience building Node.js APIs or backend services
  
  
• You enjoy building clean, performant React / Next.js applications
  
  
• You care about architecture, maintainability, and product quality
  
  
• You enjoy collaborating closely with design, product, and engineering teams
  
  What You’ll Find:
  
  
• A thoughtful, craft-led engineering culture
  
  
• Time to make sound architectural decisions
  
  
• Close collaboration with product and design
  
  
• Genuine ownership and accountability
  
  
• A stable, commercially established business delivering real impact in music and media
  
  This isn’t “move fast and break things.” It’s about building well, sustainably, and responsibly while solving complex, meaningful technical problems.
  
  If you’re a Senior JavaScript engineer who enjoys building both great user experiences and the APIs behind them, apply now or contact Simon Morris at Ithika Recruitment for a detailed discussion.
  
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