Back-End Developer
Home-based within the UK
About Us
At Family Action, we transform lives by providing practical, emotional, and financial support to those experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and social isolation.
Since 1869, we’ve been building stronger families, and today, we work with over 60,000 families across more than 190 services. We also support thousands more through national programmes and grants, helping everyone find the tools to overcome challenges and thrive.
We’re now looking for a Back-End Developer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £43,042 per annum (inclusive of £1,044 market supplement and £480 home working allowance)
- An annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- Flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- Enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
This is a brilliant opportunity for a talented software engineer who’s confident working with Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL to join a team that values creativity and growth.
You’ll be enabled to keep learning, experiment with new ideas, and use the latest tools and technologies to create innovative solutions that make a real difference to the services we deliver to hundreds of thousands of children and families across the UK each year.
So, if you’re someone who loves solving problems, building elegant solutions, and being part of a mission that really matters, read on and apply today!
The Role
As a Back-End Developer, you’ll design, build, and run secure, scalable back-end services that power our web applications and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.
Specifically, you’ll develop APIs and data models, integrate systems, and elevate our services to ensure they are world-class and contribute to supporting the hundreds of thousands of people we serve.
In this critical role, you’ll develop and maintain REST APIs over serverless functions using TypeScript, while also designing and implementing scalable PostgreSQL schemas and data models.
The integrations you’ll be involved with will connect us to external services, including video conferencing, messaging, and payment platforms.
Additionally, you’ll support our robust security infrastructure through best practices and work with front-end developers and product managers to deliver cohesive and user-focused solutions.
Occasional travel to our London-based head office and other locations across the UK will be required.
About You
To be considered as a Back-End Developer, you’ll need:
- Significant experience developing back-end systems for production applications
- Proven expertise in Node.js and TypeScript, including use within serverless architectures
- Strong experience designing secure, performant APIs and data models
- Experience managing PostgreSQL databases, including schema design and optimisation
The closing date for this role is Sunday 11th January 2026 at 23:59.
Other organisations may call this role Software Engineer, Software Developer, Back-End Software Engineer, Server-Side Developer, Full Stack Developer, or API Developer.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for an interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us, and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children, and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and we will reimburse your travel costs if you attend an interview in person.
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