Job Description
Lead MERN Developer
Leeds or Halifax, West Yorkshire
£350 per day (inside IR35)
We're supporting a major organisation in the search for a Lead MERN Developer to join a high-performing engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong leader who enjoys balancing hands-on development with team leadership and stakeholder management responsibilities.
You'll play a key role in delivering modern, scalable applications while helping to guide a small team of developers and engaging with a broad range of business and technology stakeholders.
We are pleased to offer this role on a hybrid basis with 2 days required at either their Leeds or Halifax offices. This will be an initial 6-month contract with potential of extension thereafter.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a small team of developers, promoting engineering best practices and high-quality delivery.
- Act as a key technical point of contact for stakeholders across the business.
- Remain hands-on, contributing to architecture, design, development and code reviews.
- Build and maintain modern web applications using React, Node.js and TypeScript.
- Work closely with product, delivery and engineering teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
- Drive a quality-first approach through automated testing and continuous improvement.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience with TypeScript.
- Proven expertise in React and Node.js development.
- Experience leading development teams whilst remaining technically hands-on.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP.
- Unit testing experience using Jest and React Testing Library.
- Experience working within agile software development environments.
- Automated testing experience using Playwright.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience designing and delivering scalable cloud-native solutions.
Lead MERN Developer in Leeds employer: Spencer Rose Ltd
As a leading financial services organisation based in the heart of the City of London, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that champions innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our robust training programmes and opportunities for career advancement, ensuring that our team members are equipped to thrive in a rapidly evolving industry. With a hybrid working model, we offer the flexibility to balance professional and personal commitments while being part of transformative projects that shape the future of data architecture.
