Lead Developer

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in cloud-based full-stack development
• 2+ years in a Senior Developer or Lead Developer role
• Proven experience mentoring and supporting developers
• Strong background in enterprise-level cloud architecture
• Comfortable working hands-on across the full stack
• Experienced with Node.js, TypeScript, C# (.NET)
• Proficient in React and TypeScript
• Strong SQL experience
• Familiarity with MongoDB or equivalent NoSQL technologies
• Experience with Azure (App Services, Azure Batch)
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, repositories, boards)

Responsibilities:

• Lead application architecture across Node.js, React, and .NET
• Act as the hands-on Technical Lead within the team
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and day-to-day guidance to developers
• Design and maintain scalable SQL and NoSQL data solutions
• Drive performance, scalability, and cost-effective cloud architecture
• Produce technical designs, prototypes, and architectural decisions
• Maintain clear and concise technical documentation
• Collaborate closely with algorithms and data processing teams

Technologies:

• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• MongoDB
• NoSQL
• React
• SQL
• TypeScript
• ASP.NET
• NodeJS
• API
• Backend
• Frontend
• JavaScript

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We are a Birmingham-based software house looking for an experienced Lead Developer to take ownership of technical direction, architecture, and development best practices for our small, high-performing engineering team. This hybrid role offers genuine influence over architecture, tooling, and development standards. Youll be joining a friendly, agile, and innovative team, working 1-2 days per week in the office on data-rich, user-focused applications, with a competitive salary of £70,000 plus benefits.

last updated 43 week of 2026