JavaScript Developer, Contractor
Full‑stack | NodeJS, TypeScript, React, AWS | Disruptive Start‑up, B2C | Rate £500 / day (Outside) | 6 months | UK remote or London Hybrid
Opportunity
We’re supporting an innovative, fast‑moving founding team. They’re building an innovative B2C platform with many partnerships already signed up – a very exciting chance to take on a lot of responsibility and work in a small team with proven founders and engineers on a disruptive, data‑heavy B2C application.
You’ll work closely with the founding team to build scalable, secure, and high‑performance systems that deliver an exceptional user experience.
Responsibilities
* Develop, maintain, and optimize robust backend services and APIs that power our mobile and web platforms
* Design and implement low‑latency event processing pipelines
* Ensure backend infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure
* Enhance database efficiency and refine data storage strategies
* Maintain comprehensive multi‑layered test coverage
* Collaborate closely with frontend and mobile teams to define and deliver API contracts
* Set up and manage effective monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
* Influence architectural decisions and help establish engineering best practices
* Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers
* Explore and integrate new technologies to expand platform capabilities
* Work with product and design teams to convert requirements into scalable technical solutions
* Continuously refine development workflows and improve system performance
Qualifications
* 6+ years commercial experience in backend technologies, with majority focused on NodeJS.
* Proven track record of start‑up experience, working for cool innovative consumer B2C brands where you've taken ownership.
* Confidence working on huge datasets and complex API work.
* Great communication skills and attitude to get your hands dirty across the stack and business challenges.
* Nice to have: full stack experience, with TypeScript.
Details
* Location: Remote
* Type: Contract, full‑time
* Rate: circa £500 / day
* Start: ASAP
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