Description
CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS
Role Title: Full Stack Engineer
Location: Glasgow
Duration: 3/12/2026
Days on site: 2-3
Rate : 350 £/day
Role Description:
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Full Stack Engineer with strong expertise across modern frontend and backend technologies, particularly React, Python, Flask, Django, FastAPI, and Node.js. The ideal candidate is capable of designing and delivering scalable, high performance web applications end to end and thrives in an agile, product driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop robust, scalable, and maintainable full stack solutions using React on the frontend and Python (Flask/Django/FastAPI) or Node.js on the backend.
• Build responsive, user-friendly UI components with React, Redux, Hooks, and modern JavaScript standards.
• Design and implement RESTful and event-driven APIs using Flask, Django, FastAPI, or Node.js/Express.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code across frontend and backend layers.
• Integrate applications with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality features and enhancements.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance across the stack.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, architecture decisions, and sprint ceremonies.
• Ensure best practices for security, scalability, CI/CD, and cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, or GCP — depending on the environment).
Required Skills & Experience
• 8+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer or Software Developer.
• Strong frontend development skills using:
o React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Redux, Hooks
• Strong backend development experience with:
o Python (Flask, Django, FastAPI)
o Node.js (Express or NestJS preferred)
• Hands on experience building and consuming REST APIs or GraphQL services.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven patterns.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of application security, authentication, and authorization.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern development tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment and collaborate effectively across teams.