Lead Backend Engineer

Lead Backend Engineer (Node.js) TypeScript AWS £120,000 + Equity Hybrid (3 Days in Vauxhall)

Step into a hands-on leadership role where your backend skills directly power real-world operations-from inventory management and logistics to store productivity and fulfilment speed.

This is a backend-first engineering position (80% Node.js) at a fast-growing, premium delivery and logistics platform. You'll architect, build, and scale systems that drive frontline efficiency-with direct access to warehouses, stores, and ops teams to see your code in action.

What You'll Be Building

• Scalable backend services and operational tooling using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS
• APIs and data pipelines to support logistics, supply chain, and real-time store operations
• Event-driven systems and distributed architecture for fast, fault-tolerant execution
• Back-office tools and dashboards for internal teams-integrated directly with on-the-ground workflows
• Systems to optimise KPIs like order accuracy, worker productivity, and inventory speed

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Express
• Data: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, event streams
• Infra: AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge), GCP, Docker, CI/CD pipelines
• Architecture: Serverless, microservices, event-driven
• Tooling: Monitoring, dashboarding, dev tooling, cloud infra automation

What You Bring

• 5+ years backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Deep experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and data modelling
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and DevOps
• Experience building and maintaining scalable APIs and backend systems
• Ability to lead architecture, define standards, and raise the bar for engineering quality
• Great collaborator with product, design, and ops teams-you care about the why, not just the how

Your Impact

• Be the technical lead for backend initiatives powering supply chain and real-time operations
• Define engineering strategy and drive architecture decisions
• Own and improve backend quality, performance, observability, and uptime
• Collaborate directly with users in stores and warehouses to improve tooling that matters
• Participate in planning and roadmap discussions as a core team leader

We have interview slots booked in for W/C 6th October so do not hang around in applying!

Apply now or drop me (Sam Barcia) a message for a chat.