Full Stack JS Engineer
This position contributes to the development of a large-scale digital product designed to support students in building career-ready skills and accessing employment opportunities. At the same time, the platform enables organisations to connect with emerging talent in a more effective and targeted way.
You'll be involved in shaping a modern, customer-facing web application that serves a substantial user base, working closely with product, design, and engineering colleagues.
Why you'll enjoy it here
Technology sits at the heart of what we do. Our teams build tools that benefit learners, educators, and employers alike.
You'll join a growing engineering function working on a modern, service-oriented platform. The environment is collaborative, forward-thinking, and encourages experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement. Engineers are trusted to influence decisions and help evolve both the product and the technical foundations behind it.
Who this role is for
This opportunity suits a JavaScript-focused software engineer with solid experience across the full stack. You should be comfortable working with modern front-end frameworks, server-side JavaScript, and APIs, and enjoy collaborating within autonomous, Agile teams.
A curiosity for clean design, scalable systems, and well-tested code will be key to succeeding in this role.
What you'll be responsible for
Delivering product value
- Work as part of a cross-disciplinary Agile team to deliver features aligned to the product roadmap
- Tackle day-to-day development tasks and resolve technical challenges as they arise
- Contribute to quality standards by helping define acceptance criteria and writing automated tests
- Review colleagues' code and ensure documentation supports internal users
Maintaining and improving the platform
- Support reliable deployment and release processes
- Identify areas of technical debt and suggest pragmatic improvements
- Monitor and enhance performance and resilience
- Apply secure development practices and flag potential risks
Contributing to team growth
- Share knowledge, ideas, and lessons learned with the wider engineering community
- Proactively suggest improvements to tooling, processes, and ways of working
- Keep skills current by exploring new frameworks, tools, and techniques
Skills and experience
Essential
- Degree in Computer Science or a comparable technical qualification
- Strong JavaScript and TypeScript skills
- Experience building applications with Node.js
- Hands-on experience with a modern front-end framework (such as React, Angular, or Vue)
- Building and consuming RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with API specifications and documentation standards
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases
- Version control and CI/CD workflows
- Containerised services and distributed architectures
Nice to have
- Automated testing (unit and integration)
- Experience with NestJS
- Static or hybrid site frameworks (e.g. Next.js)
- Messaging or search technologies
- Exposure to Java-based services
- Cloud platforms, particularly AWS
What we're looking for
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Confidence navigating and enhancing large, established codebases
- Understanding of software design principles and patterns
- Outcome-driven mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
- Clear communicator who works well in team-based environments
- High standards for accuracy, quality, and maintainability
- Adaptable, curious, and keen to learn
- Passion for well-crafted software and professional engineering practices
- Respectful, trustworthy, and supportive of colleagues