Developer Lead -Serverless / AWS (for our partners group company)
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
Experienced
ABOUT THE ROLE
Developer Lead (Full-Stack) who takes ownership and stays highly hands-on. You design, build, and ship key features end-to-end with minimal overhead, no endless alignment, and no “ping-pong” back and forth. The focus is speed of execution, engineering accountability, and predictable delivery.
WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON
Tech Stack: Node.js (TypeScript), AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, Aurora DB, full-stack JS/TS.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE
Developer Lead (Full-Stack) who takes ownership and stays highly hands-on. You design, build, and ship key features end-to-end with minimal overhead, no endless alignment, and no “ping-pong” back and forth. The focus is speed of execution, engineering accountability, and predictable delivery.
WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON
- Lambda-first product on AWS Serverless: event-driven workflows, reliability, observability, security.
- Integrations: acquiring and banking rails, external providers.
- Optimization and improvements: cost/latency/stability, reducing technical debt, faster and safer releases.
- Nice to have: Go (possible long-term direction for parts of the platform).
Tech Stack: Node.js (TypeScript), AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, Aurora DB, full-stack JS/TS.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE
- 3+ years as a Lead (or equivalent ownership role with real accountability).
- Strong full-stack capability: confident across backend and frontend.
- Deep, production-grade AWS experience and a serverless mindset.
- A builder mindset with daily AI usage: you rely on AI tools every day to simplify routine work, accelerate development, and deliver results faster (while keeping high engineering standards).
- Ability to execute end-to-end fast: architecture → implementation → code reviews → release → monitoring → iteration.
- Solid decision-making, high ownership, ability to untangle complex integrations, and a systematic approach to improving product quality.
- English B2+ and higher (the team is English-speaking).
WHAT WE OFFER
- Comprehensive compensation package
- A competitive salary (depending on what you bring) + performance bonuses
- Everything you need to succeed: with flexibility built in from flexible hours and hybrid work options to private health insurance and paid extra time off
- Top-of-the-line Apple gear to fuel your work
- Ownership of your work end-to-end, with the freedom to move fast and make a real impact
- Celebrated wins, opportunities to grow, and a culture where voices are heard and chances to grow are ever-present.
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