Technical Lead Full Stack Engineer

Principal Engineer / Lead Full Stack Engineer

Remote - Hybrid. UK Only.

Typescript | NodeJS | Micro services | SaaS Platform

We're partnering with a high-growth UK SaaS business that is investing heavily in its engineering function and looking for an experienced Principal or Lead Engineer to help shape the future of its customer-facing platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll work closely with Product, Engineering and Business stakeholders to design, build and scale modern software solutions used by thousands of customers.

Working within a mature engineering environment, you'll help drive architectural decisions, influence engineering standards, mentor developers and lead the delivery of high-quality software across a modern cloud-based platform.

Tech Stack

TypeScript

js & Microservices

js

Redis

SQL Server & SingleStore

AWS

CI/CD & DevSecOps

What You'll Be Doing

Leading solution design, architecture and technical decision-making

Collaborating with Product teams to shape requirements and delivery plans

Building and deploying production software in a fast-paced environment

Driving engineering best practices, code quality and maintainability

Supporting systems in production and improving platform performance

Acting as a senior technical leader within an AI-enabled engineering environment

What We're Looking For

Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and modern JavaScript development

Previous experience in a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer or Senior Technical Leadership role

Experience building and scaling SaaS or product-led platforms

Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns and clean code principles

Experience working in cloud-native, CI/CD and DevSecOps environments

Passion for engineering excellence, mentoring others and solving complex technical challenges

Interest in AI-assisted software development and modern engineering practices

What's On Offer

Competitive salary (£80k-£100k) plus benefits

Flexible remote-first working with limited onsite requirements

Significant technical influence across products and platform direction

Modern engineering culture focused on quality, innovation and continuous improvement

Opportunity to join a successful and growing UK technology company at an exciting stage of growth

For more information, please contact Spectrum IT Recruitment.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.