Tech Lead / Senior Full Stack Developer

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Senior Full Stack Developer / Tech Lead

Hands‑on | Mission‑led organisation | Remote‑first

Remote first, with onsite days in London 1-2 times per month

35‑hour working week, 10% pension

18-24 month FTC, with potential to go permanent

£70,000-£85,000

We are looking for a hands‑on engineer who can lead from the front while shaping long‑term technical strategy. The organisation has recently completed a digital transformation, including a new website. A CRM migration is about to begin, and new tools and platforms will be built, including the use of AI to scale impact. Your work will directly shape the organisation's internal technical capability and the long‑term technical roadmap for a national advisory service.

This is a mission‑driven, government‑funded organisation providing essential services to large numbers of people with leasehold properties across the UK, Wales, and Scotland.

What You'll Be Doing

Setting the technical direction of the organisation
Taking ownership of a greenfield technical environment
Building and leading a small engineering team
Guiding architectural decisions while remaining hands‑on
Influencing product strategy and contributing to the roadmap

Why Join?

Greenfield work: build tools and systems from the ground up
Mission‑led: your work will directly benefit people across the UK
Strategic influence: shape the entire technical roadmap
Grow a team: opportunity to hire and lead your own engineering team
Modern technical landscape: work with current tools and cloud technologies

Requirements

Strong hands‑on experience with Python (Django)
Front‑end experience with JavaScript (React or Vue)
Experience with relational databases
Experience or exposure to Heroku
Exposure to Azure or other cloud platforms
Experience working in a small company (<50 people)
Comfortable working in small, adaptable environments
Prior experience leading teams and setting technical direction
Experience building an engineering team
Experience integrating AI APIs into products
Wagtail CMS experience is a nice to have

Please note you must be based in the UK and have full right to work in the UK.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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Location:
London
Salary:
£75,000 - £85,000 /annum
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT

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