Lead Backend Engineer (Node.js) | 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 6th October so do not hang around in applying!
👉 Apply now or drop me (Sam Barcia) a message for a chat.