Lead Full-stack Engineer | Digital Product Studio
London (Hybrid)
£75,000 – £100,000 + benefits
Permanent
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We’re partnering with an award-winning digital product studio known for building beautifully crafted, human centred digital products for global clients. With a strong reputation across design, product and engineering, they deliver impactful work across the full product lifecycle — from early discovery through to large-scale builds.
They’re now looking for a Lead Full-stack Engineer to play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality digital products.
The Role
This is a hands-on technical leadership position, combining full-stack development with ownership of technical direction across projects.
You’ll:
- Lead the design, development and delivery of scalable digital products (frontend, backend & infrastructure)
- Drive technical direction, ensuring solutions are robust, secure and performant
- Stay close to the code, acting as a senior technical authority within the team
- Collaborate with Product, Design and Delivery to balance quality, timelines and budgets
- Engage directly with clients, shaping technical approaches and communicating solutions clearly
- Mentor engineers and help uplift team capability and standards
- What They’re Looking For
- Strong experience building modern full-stack applications (JS/TS/Node or similar)
- Deep knowledge of at least one modern frontend framework (React, Vue, Next.js)
- Experience designing and delivering scalable, cloud-based systems (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Strong understanding of API design (REST/GraphQL), databases and system architecture
- Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) and automated testing
- Ability to design for non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security, accessibility)
- Comfortable working in agile environments and leading technical discussions with varied stakeholders
Nice to Have
- Experience with AI-assisted development or building AI-enabled features
- Exposure to accessibility (WCAG) or system design at scale
- Interest in emerging technologies and evolving engineering practices
Why This Role? xwzovoh
- Genuine ownership of technical delivery and direction
- Opportunity to work on complex, meaningful digital products
- Collaborative, cross-functional environment with strong design and product culture
- A studio that values craft, curiosity and continuous learning
If you’re a hands-on Lead Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and building impactful products, this is a great opportunity to step into a high-impact role.
Apply via the link or reach out.