Lead Web Developer

Salary: £65,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements:

• 8+ years of commercial software development experience
• Strong React and/or Angular expertise
• Good backend development experience with Node.js or similar technologies
• Experience building scalable enterprise applications
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices
• Experience with API design and integration
• Exposure to Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging technologies
• Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or similar platforms
• CI/CD and Agile development experience
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
• A genuine passion for mentoring and improving engineering teams
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, observability tools, .NET/C#, AI-assisted development tools, or real-time software platforms is highly beneficial

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable web applications
• Build modern applications using React and/or Angular
• Develop backend services using Node.js or similar technologies
• Design APIs and integration strategies
• Work with distributed systems and microservices
• Improve software performance, resilience, and maintainability
• Support CI/CD and modern engineering practices
• Mentor and coach developers across distributed teams
• Drive improvements in engineering standards and development processes
• Evaluate new technologies and help introduce innovative ways of working

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Angular
• Azure
• Backend
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• Support
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• RabbitMQ
• React
• Web
• microservices
• ASP.NET
• NodeJS
• JavaScript
• Marketing

More:

We are an established international software business developing advanced technology platforms used by some of the worlds leading energy companies. We build complex, data-intensive web applications for the global energy industry and offer the opportunity to work within a highly skilled engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership role where we combine technical delivery with architecture influence, mentoring, and engineering excellence across distributed Agile teams. We offer a salary of £65,000 to £75,000, flexible and hybrid working, a modern technology stack, collaborative international engineering environment, and long-term career progression within a growing technology business.

last updated 32 week of 2026