Lead Full Stack Engineer (Perm) TypeScript

Job title: Lead Full Stack Engineer (TypeScript / / )
Type: Full-time Permanent
Location: UK (flexible home office or hybrid working)
UK offices: Edinburgh Newcastle Leeds Manchester and London
Start date: Early March

Please note that to be considered for this role you must be based within 30 miles of one of our UK offices.

What youll do

Youll lead the build of a premium subscription-based web product used by senior decision makers.

Youll work hands-on across the full stack. TypeScript end-to-end. Youll build secure scalable applications with a strong focus on quality and user experience.

A lot of the core data already exists. Your job is to help shape how its delivered and presented in a way that feels clear polished and trustworthy.

Youll build and maintain backend services APIs and supporting processes. Youll contribute to a frontend experience thats fast clean and responsive across devices.

This is a delivery-focused role. Youll guide technical decisions set engineering standards and support others through good practice and clear direction.

Youll also work closely with an external engineering team. Knowledge transfer and long-term maintainability are key. The goal is software that can be owned operated and extended with confidence.

Whats in it for you

Youll work on a high-profile product where quality genuinely matters. Users will notice the difference between good enough and excellent.

Youll have real ownership from day one. Youll help shape the approach not just implement someone elses plan.

Youll be trusted to lead delivery while staying hands-on. This is not a role where leadership means stepping away from the code.

Youll work in a team that values clear thinking strong engineering fundamentals and pragmatic decision-making. No chaos. No guesswork. No over-complication.

Youll also get variety. Different challenges. Different stakeholders. Real-world problems to solve. The kind that builds your experience and keeps the work engaging.

If you want a role where your decisions stick your output is visible and your work has real impact this is it.

What you get in return

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

• 5 Impact Days per year for learning volunteering or innovation

• Flexible working environment

• Annual wellbeing budget plus two days of wellbeing leave

• Mental health support

• A company supplied Apple Mac
  

What were looking for - required experience

Strong TypeScript experience working with ExpressJS and/or NestJS
Strong NextJS experience building secure applications
Experience building and interacting with APIs
Data modelling experience
Experience with queuing and async worker patterns
Ability to deliver pixel-perfect template implementation
Strong standards-compliance and compatibility across modern devices and browsers
Efficient clean code thats easy to maintain and extend

What were looking for nice to have

Experience working with remote LLM APIs
Exposure to data enrichment approaches
AWS knowledge including creating AWS-native TypeScript solutions from scratch

Ready to apply

Apply now and help build the next generation of digital products at hedgehog lab.