Senior Javascript Engineer

MRJ are currently working with a leading Manchester Edtech business who are about to embark on a huge technology transformation in 2026 as they revolutionise current systems putting the customer first and embracing change.

Our client is looking for someone with experience in building large scale, distributed systems that can help drive the technical decisions and delivery of these projects. Its a highly impactful role with tons of interesting technical problems to solve.

This role will allow you the opportunity to work on some exciting greenfield projects using the latest technology!

Location: Manchester City Centre (2 days per week)

Salary: 60,000 - 65,000

Main Responsibilities:

• Worked on large scale, highly transactional, distributed systems
• Provided coaching and mentorship to other engineers
• Worked with async and event driven architectures
• You help drive good coding practices across teams
• You advocate engineering excellence at all levels within the organisation

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Technology stack: Typescript, JavaScript, React.js, Next.js, AWS, WebAPI, MongoDB, NoSQL (and more!)
• Full continuous integration and deployment pipeline, from GIT commit to deployment in production
• Hands on experience calling APIs (particularly REST APIs) and working with API blueprints.
• Working knowledge of both NoSQL and relational database technologies.
• Experience with microservices using technologies like Docker for local development and Kubernetes for running live services.
• A good understanding of CI/CD principles.

INTERESTED?

Please note, with this role being hybrid in Manchester, applicants must be able to fulfil work requirements

With this role you will be able to have a major impact on the entire customer journey for one of the fastest growing tech companies in the North.

Youll be rewarded with a generous package and the opportunity to get involved in some exciting things.