Sr. Developer (Full Stack , React & Node.js/NestJS)

• Leading the development of major features and components across the front-end (React) and back-end (Node.js/NestJS).
• Driving architectural discussions, technical design, and solution patterns for new and existing systems.
• Mentoring intermediate and junior developers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge-sharing.
• Owning end-to-end delivery of features—from technical design, build, testing, and release.
• Ensuring system reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability through strong engineering practices.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (design, product, QA, DevOps) to refine requirements and deliver robust solutions.
• Identifying technical risks, proposing mitigations, and contributing to product and engineering roadmaps.
• Improving engineering processes, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and documentation standards.
• Investigating complex defects, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks across the stack.
• Advocating for clean code, automation, and continuous improvement across the engineering team.
• Contributing to security best practices, API governance, and data integrity across services and integrations.

• Extensive hands-on experience with React, including advanced state management, performance optimisation, and component architecture.
• Deep expertise in Node.js and NestJS, including designing scalable, modular backend services and APIs.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, modern JavaScript, and application design patterns.
• Proven experience designing and implementing complex system architectures and integrations.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven patterns, and distributed systems.
• Experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL), schema design, query optimisation, and ORM frameworks.
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, automated testing frameworks, and cloud environments (AWS).
• Ability to lead technical discussions, make architectural decisions, and influence engineering direction.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and uplifting other developers.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills across the full stack.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
• A passion for quality, clean code, automation, and building scalable, elegant solutions.
• Bonus: Experience with containerisation (Docker), infrastructure-as-code, or observability tools.

This senior full-stack developer role builds and delivers features across React front ends and Node.js/NestJS back ends. The work spans system design, production reliability, cross-functional delivery, and technical guidance for other developers.

Role at a glance

Skills mentioned

What you will likely work on

• Build and guide major features across React interfaces and Node.js/NestJS services.
• Shape system architecture, technical designs, and reusable solution patterns.
• Deliver features through design, implementation, testing, and release.
• Improve reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability across systems.
• Mentor developers through reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate with design, product, QA, and DevOps to clarify requirements and ship solutions.
• Improve CI/CD, testing, documentation, and engineering practices.
• Investigate production incidents, defects, and performance issues; address technical risks and contribute to roadmaps.
• Strengthen API governance, security practices, and data integrity across services and integrations.

Good fit signals

• Brings 5–8 years of experience and extensive hands-on React experience.
• Has deep Node.js and NestJS expertise, including scalable services and APIs.
• Has designed complex architectures and integrations, with knowledge of distributed and event-driven systems.
• Can guide technical discussions, make architecture decisions, and mentor less experienced developers.
• Communicates effectively with cross-functional and non-technical stakeholders; immediate availability is requested.