Lead Full Stack Engineer

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Role: Lead Full Stack Engineer (Node.js / React / AWS) Location: Hammersmith, London ( Min 3 Days Office ) Contract: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £65,000 per annum plus BONUS Benefits: Enhanced Holiday, Quarterly Bonus, Regular Socials & Thriving Business Who We Are: At Agile Retail, we operate stores, build brands and support some of the world's most recognisable retail businesses. We're now building Agile X app- our single operating environment designed to bring disconnected retail systems, processes and data together into one scalable platform. We're looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to take technical ownership of Agile X and help take it to the next stage. This is a genuinely hands-on role where you'll shape the architecture, write code and lead technical development, helping us build a platform that can evolve from connected retail operations into data-driven, AI-assisted decision-making. The Lead Full Stack Engineer Role: You'll own the technical direction and development of Agile X, combining hands-on full-stack engineering with architecture, technical leadership and delivery. Own the technical development, architecture and engineering roadmap for Agile X Build and oversee backend services using Node.js and Express Develop modern frontend experiences using React and Vite Own and evolve the platform's AWS and DynamoDB data architecture Build scalable, modular and API-first systems connecting retail operations, workforce, customer and performance data Integrate POS, inventory, workforce, customer and third-party systems into a single connected environment Manage engineering priorities, sprint planning, testing, documentation and releases Establish strong engineering standards across code quality, testing and deployment Lead and support engineers, contractors and external development partners Help evolve Agile X towards data visualisation, predictive analytics, automation and AI-assisted operational decision-making What's in it for the Lead Full Stack Engineer? Technical ownership of a platform being built to solve real-world retail challenges Genuine influence over architecture, technology choices and engineering standards A hands-on role combining coding, architecture and technical leadership Opportunity to build at the intersection of retail, data, automation and AI Fast-growing, entrepreneurial business where technology has direct commercial impact Company benefits: Quarterly company bonus Enhanced paid holiday Regular work socials including summer and Christmas parties Wellbeing allowance The role would suit someone who is: An experienced Senior or Lead Full Stack Engineer with strong backend and frontend capability Highly experienced with Node.js, Express, React and modern JavaScript development Comfortable designing and operating cloud-based systems, ideally using AWS Experienced working with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB Able to think architecturally whilst remaining genuinely hands-on with code and technical delivery Experienced building scalable systems that connect data, workflows, APIs and user experiences Comfortable taking technical ownership and managing engineering priorities, standards and quality Experienced leading or providing technical direction to engineers, contractors or development partners A strong communicator who can explain technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders Commercially minded and interested in using technology to solve genuine operational problems Curious about data, automation, predictive analytics and AI-assisted decision-making Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where the platform and business continue to evolve Part engineer. Part architect. Part building the future of retail.