Full Stack Developer

Accountabilities

1.

Design, develop and maintain full-stack applications, delivering high-quality front-end and back-end components that meet agreed user, business and non-functional requirements.

2.

Build and enhance secure APIs, services, integrations and event-driven components that enable reliable communication and data exchange across internal and external systems.

3.

Develop responsive, accessible and intuitive user interfaces using modern web technologies and frameworks, including React, TypeScript, Vue, JavaScript, HTML and CSS where appropriate.

4.

Design maintainable application architectures and data models across relational and NoSQL solutions, ensuring performance, scalability, resilience and supportability.

5.

Embed secure-by-design engineering throughout the software development lifecycle, including secure coding, threat-aware design, automated testing, peer review and remediation of vulnerabilities in line with organisational and NCSC requirements.

6.

Contribute actively to Agile delivery through estimation, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, retrospectives, code reviews and continuous improvement.

7.

Support live applications through monitoring, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, performance optimisation, documentation and effective handover to operational teams.

Key Internal Stakeholders & Relationships

• Technology Systems Manager and engineering colleagues

• Product Owners, Scrum Masters and delivery teams

• Solution, Security and Enterprise Architects

• Integration, Automation, Data and Test Engineers

• Cloud Operations, Service Management and business stakeholders

Key External Stakeholders & Relationships

• Technology suppliers and delivery partners

• Software and platform vendors

• Third-party integration providers

• Security and assurance partners, where required

Qualifications & Experience

Essential & Desirable

ESSENTIAL

• Proven commercial experience with a minimum of 5yrsin industry as a Full Stack Developer, working across front-end and back-end development within Agile delivery teams.

• Evidence of multiple project experience across the full lifecycle of web and app development, from initial planning through to post-launch support.

• Strong Python development skills, including the creation of robust backend services and serverless functions.

• Good experience building modern web applications with React and strong capability in TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML and CSS; experience of Vue is also relevant.

• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, services, integrations and event-driven architectures.

• Practical experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modelling, querying, performance and operational considerations.

• Experience developing cloud-native applications and working across application, data and cloud infrastructure layers in a UK-hosted environment.

• Strong understanding of source control, autom...