Lead JavaScript/TypeScript Software Engineer
A fantastic opportunity for a Lead JavaScript/TypeScript Software Engineer to join an innovative technology company developing advanced software solutions within a highly technical engineering environment.
This is a hands-on software engineering role focused on building scalable, production-ready applications across both the frontend and backend. Working within a collaborative engineering team, you will help shape software architecture, development standards, testing practices and long-term product direction.
Whilst some projects involve sophisticated physical systems and devices, prior experience with hardware-integrated software environments is not essential. The team is open to experienced software engineers who are excited by the opportunity to learn this area and work across a broader engineering landscape.
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Ideally on-site 5 days per week, although hybrid working may be considered for exceptional candidates (absolute minimum 3 days a week)
Salary: £60,000 to £80,000 per annum + brilliant benefits - free gym, healthcare, enhanced pension, etc.
Requirements for Lead JavaScript/TypeScript Software Engineer:
- Strong commercial experience in full-stack software engineering
- Strong JavaScript and TypeScript experience
- Experience building scalable backend systems using Node.js, NestJS or similar frameworks
- Frontend development experience using Angular or similar modern frontend frameworks
- Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
- Experience working within Linux-based environments
- Strong understanding of software architecture, testing and production-ready software development
- Experience designing and working with databases
- Strong debugging, problem-solving and systems-thinking capability
- Ability to mentor and support other developers whilst remaining highly hands-on technically
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Interest in learning and working within broader engineering and hardware-adjacent environments
Experience in the following is beneficial:
- Software connected to physical products, devices, machines or real-world systems
- Raspberry Pi or similar platforms
- C++
- Python
- Embedded or hardware-adjacent software environments
- Mixed-language codebases
- Event-driven architectures
- Industrial systems, connected devices, robotics, scientific instrumentation or advanced manufacturing technology
- UI/UX awareness for operator or user-facing systems
Responsibilities for Lead JavaScript / TypeScript Software Engineer:
- Design, build and maintain scalable frontend and backend software applications
- Develop and enhance bespoke software solutions used within advanced engineering environments
- Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering and technical teams to diagnose and resolve complex issues
- Contribute hands-on across multiple areas of the software stack
- Improve software architecture, maintainability, testing and engineering standards
- Support software release planning, deployment activities and technical documentation
- Help drive production readiness and long-term software scalability
- Mentor and support a small software engineering team
- Collaborate closely with engineers, technical specialists and other stakeholders
- Help improve development workflows, tooling and engineering processes
What the role offers:
- The opportunity to work on technically challenging software projects with real-world impact
- A highly technical, hands-on and engineering-led environment
- The chance to work across frontend, backend and broader systems development
- Exposure to a diverse range of technologies and engineering challenges
- A collaborative and innovation-focused culture where your ideas can make a genuine difference
Applications:
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