Lead Full Stack Engineer
Description
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.
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Own the technical development, architecture and engineering roadmap for Agile X
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Build and oversee backend services using Node.js and Express
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Develop modern frontend experiences using React and Vite
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Own and evolve the platform's AWS and DynamoDB data architecture
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Build scalable, modular and API-first systems connecting retail operations, workforce, customer and performance data
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Integrate POS, inventory, workforce, customer and third-party systems into a single connected environment
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Manage engineering priorities, sprint planning, testing, documentation and releases
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Establish strong engineering standards across code quality, testing and deployment
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Lead and support engineers, contractors and external development partners
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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?
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Technical ownership of a platform being built to solve real-world retail challenges
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Genuine influence over architecture, technology choices and engineering standards
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A hands-on role combining coding, architecture and technical leadership
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Opportunity to build at the intersection of retail, data, automation and AI
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Fast-growing, entrepreneurial business where technology has direct commercial impact
Company benefits
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Quarterly company bonus
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Enhanced paid holiday
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Regular work socials including summer and Christmas parties
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Wellbeing allowance
The role would suit someone who is
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An experienced Senior or Lead Full Stack Engineer with strong backend and frontend capability
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Highly experienced with Node.js, Express, React and modern JavaScript development
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Comfortable designing and operating cloud-based systems, ideally using AWS
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Experienced working with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB
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Able to think architecturally whilst remaining genuinely hands-on with code and technical delivery
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Experienced building scalable systems that connect data, workflows, APIs and user experiences
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Comfortable taking technical ownership and managing engineering priorities, standards and quality
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Experienced leading or providing technical direction to engineers, contractors or development partners
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A strong communicator who can explain technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
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Commercially minded and interested in using technology to solve genuine operational problems
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Curious about data, automation, predictive analytics and AI-assisted decision-making
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Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where the platform and business continue to evolve