Lead Backend Engineer (Node.js Focus) | 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 23rd June so do not hang around in applying!
Apply now or drop me (Sam Barcia) a message for a chat.