Full Stack Engineer

We need an experienced full-stack engineer to join a small team and deliver across the stack: React and TypeScript front end; back-end APIs (in Python and FastAPI, or Node.js and TypeScript); a relational or document data layer; and the CI/CD pipeline that ships it to production.

This is a delivery-focused contract, so we're looking for someone senior enough to take a feature or workstream and run with it from day one — scoping, building, testing and deploying with minimal supervision. You'll work alongside the team through sprints, stand-ups, planning and reviews, with the emphasis on craft, breadth and getting things shipped.

What you'll do

• Design and build back-end microservices and APIs (REST) in Python and FastAPI, or Node.js andTypeScript.
• Model and query data across relational SQL and/or NoSQL stores, and own migrations and schema changes.
• Build responsive, accessible front ends with React and TypeScript.
• Write automated tests at the right levels (unit, integration, end-to-end) to keep delivery safe and fast.
• Ship through CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), containerised builds, and deployment to Azure.
• Build security in from the start, following secure-by-default practices across the stack.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years building and shipping production web apps and services across the full stack.
• Strong back-end skills in Python and FastAPI, or Node.js and TypeScript (or comparable framework).
• Hands-on with React and TypeScript on the front end.
• Comfortable designing schemas and writing efficient queries across SQL and/or NoSQL stores.
• Solid automated testing discipline and pragmatic, maintainable code.
• Confident with Git and GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, containers (Docker) and deploying to Azure.
• Makes active, sensible use of AI-driven development (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to build and ship faster without cutting corners on quality or security.

Nice to have

• AI-powered features: LLM integration, RAG, embeddings and vector stores, prompt design.
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Secure SDLC practices: threat modelling, dependency scanning, secrets management.

What makes a strong contractor

• Gets productive quickly in an unfamiliar codebase and delivers with minimal onboarding.
• Owns a problem end-to-end across the stack, not just a single layer.
• Communicates clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ships reliably and leaves the codebase better documented and easier to maintain than they found it.