Lead Full Stack Engineer

Lead Full-Stack DeveloperLocation: Hybrid – 3 days per week in Clapham JunctionSalary: £85-95k plus RSAs and other benefitsThe OpportunityWe’re working with a well-established UK consumer business undergoing an exciting period of digital transformation and growth.They’re looking for a Lead Full-Stack Developer to take a hands-on technical leadership role across multiple digital product areas. You’ll have genuine influence over engineering standards, architecture and technology decisions, while also mentoring and developing a talented team of engineers.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced full-stack developer who enjoys staying close to the code but also wants to shape technical direction, engineering culture and cloud architecture.What You’ll Be DoingLead full-stack engineering across multiple product/value streams, taking ownership of technical quality, delivery and engineering capability.Set and influence technical direction across the application stack, making pragmatic architectural decisions around areas such as SSR vs client-side rendering, API design and application architecture.Work closely with the Architecture team on low-level solution design, translating complex requirements into practical and deliverable technical solutions.Remain hands-on with development while providing technical leadership and guidance to the wider engineering team.Mentor developers, encourage strong engineering practices and support the ongoing development of team members.Lead the responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools, identifying opportunities where AI can genuinely improve engineering productivity while establishing appropriate guardrails.Design and manage Azure cloud infrastructure, working with technologies including Kubernetes, Service Bus, APIM and Key Vault.Manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Pulumi.Champion modern software engineering practices including TDD, BDD, SOLID, event-driven architecture, serverless and DevSecOps.Work collaboratively with Product, UI/UX, Architecture and external engineering partners to deliver scalable, high-quality digital products.What We’re Looking For5+ years’ commercial software development experience, with at least 2 years in a senior, lead or technical leadership position.Strong hands-on full-stack development experience.Excellent knowledge of React / Next.js and .NET Core.Proven experience working with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native technologies.Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally using Terraform or Pulumi.Good understanding of CI/CD, with Azure DevOps experience highly desirable.Experience with Docker and containerised applications.Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles, including TDD, BDD, SOLID and clean architecture.Experience with event-driven and/or serverless architectures.Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical decisions across engineering and wider business teams.A genuine interest in mentoring engineers, improving engineering practices and raising technical standards.Why This Role?This is more than a traditional Lead Developer position. You’ll have the opportunity to remain technically hands-on while also influencing architecture, engineering standards, cloud strategy and the way the wider development team operates.You’ll join a business investing heavily in its digital platforms, technology and people, with plenty of scope to make a visible impact as the organisation continues to scale.