Lead Full Stack Developer

**Lead Full Stack Developer - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - £75-80K base + benefits**

We have an exciting opportunity for an experience Lead/ Senior Full Stack Developer to help transform an established company into a modern software business. Reporting into the Chief Product Officer, this is a very hands on position where you will have the opportunity to recruit your own small team.

This role will involve driving the migration of a legacy Windows VCL application to a modern multi-tiered web application via a browser-based front-end integrated with a set of RESTful API microservices that provide context and business logic. The role will drive architectural decisions and ensure best practices in both front-end and back-end development and work closely with stakeholders, product managers and 3rd party providers.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building these types of applications and specifically in delivering scalable, efficient microservices. The existing application has been build using the Delphi IDE and therefore the addition of Delphi/Object Pascal experience would provide us with our ideal candidate.

Key accountabilities:

Technical Leadership

• Design and oversee scalable, secure and high-performing system architectures
• Lead full stack development efforts (front-end + back-end)
• Set and enforce coding standards, architecture patterns, and development best practices
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers and provide technical guidance

Engineering & Software Delivery

• Build end-to-end features across the entire stack
• Lead the integration of APIs, databases, and third-party services
• Support the CPO within the existing application's Delphi codebase
• Support the CPO with the migration of business logic into new API microservices
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability
• Collaborate with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner with product owner to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Work with UI/UX teams to implement responsive, user-friendly interfaces
• Communicate project status, technical decisions and risks to stakeholders

Skills and experience:

• Strong front-end skills: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Expertise in back-end technologies such as Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby, or .NET
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and database design (SQL and NoSQL)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Proficient with Git and modern CI/CD tools
• Development experience using Delphi/Object Pascal and Windows VCL

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Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

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