Senior Full Stack Developer (JavaScript)

Job Title: Technical Lead
Location: Leeds / Hybrid, 2x days per week
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 + Benefits

Why Apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing, modern technology consultancy as a Technical Lead. In this fully customer-facing role, you'll oversee architecture, engineering processes, and technical implementation across impactful client projects.

You'll work at the forefront of modern cloud and software engineering practices, shaping scalable digital solutions while collaborating with highly skilled engineers. This role offers the perfect balance of hands-on technical delivery, strategic oversight, and leadership responsibility within a supportive and forward-thinking engineering community.

Technical Lead Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and technical design of scalable, modern digital solutions across client engagements.
• Oversee engineering processes, ensuring best practices in development, quality assurance, and delivery.
• Contribute hands-on to development using preferred tools and languages while maintaining accountability for overall solution quality.
• Establish and evolve engineering ecosystems that promote high-quality output, including CI/CD, automation, testing strategies, and developer environments.
• Shape effective ways of working, including requirements elaboration, pair programming, and robust QA approaches.
• Act as a technical authority for clients, building strong stakeholder relationships and providing clear technical direction.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, ensuring collective ownership of delivery excellence.
• Participate in central technical forums and communities to continuously improve standards and leverage shared expertise.

Technical Lead Requirements

• Strong experience delivering modern technology stacks and cloud-based platforms.
• Proven capability across front-end technologies such as React, Vue, or Flutter.
• Proficiency in back-end languages such as C#, Java, Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Demonstrable ability to write maintainable, reliable, and testable code.
• Good knowledge of data storage solutions, architecture design patterns, and secure development practices.
• Broad experience with CI/CD pipelines and test automation tooling.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, service layers, and data management patterns.
• Passion for emerging technologies such as AI/ML, IoT, edge computing, or blockchain.
• Strong working knowledge of agile principles and modern delivery methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and teamwork skills.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to lead through complexity and uncertainty.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.

What's in it for me?

• Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid working model supporting flexibility and work-life balance.
• Exposure to a broad range of technologies, industries, and complex delivery environments.
• Opportunity to shape architecture and engineering standards at a strategic level.
• Clear pathway for continued professional growth and leadership development.
• Supportive, collaborative engineering culture built around continuous learning and technical excellence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.