Lead Full Stack Developer in London

Waracle is looking for a Lead Developer to join our world‑class digital technology consultancy. We are home to a diverse, smart, curious, and ambitious community of specialists in technology‑driven transformation. We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business‑critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design, and delivery to operations.

This is a Hybrid role working from our Glasgow, Dundee or London office 2 days a week. We are seeking a collaborative technical leader who values people as much as code. In this role, you will be a key driver of technical excellence, fostering a supportive and psychologically safe environment where your squad can thrive. You will balance hands‑on architectural guidance with the professional growth of your team, ensuring that our digital solutions are robust, scalable, and perfectly aligned with our clients’ business goals.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Technical Architecture: Defining squad‑level technical architecture and selecting the most effective frameworks for project success.
• Delivery Leadership: Taking accountability for technical delivery outcomes and managing technical risk across the project lifecycle.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Facilitating workshops to understand requirements and translating business objectives into clear technical tasks.
• Team Empowerment: Ensuring a collaborative, safe environment for specialists to succeed and leading a squad with a focus on quality.
• Community Contribution: Defining coding standards and shared practices while shaping strategies for new technical offerings.

What you’ll bring:

• Versatile Technical Leadership: A proven track record of guiding teams across diverse technology stacks, with the ability to choose the most effective tool for each unique challenge.
• Fullstack Proficiency: A balanced, extensive background in both Frontend (React, Vue, or Next.js) and Backend (.NET/C# or Node.js) systems.
• Architectural Expertise: Demonstrated experience in defining technical architecture and managing the technical debt roadmap.
• Strategic Communication: A proven ability to manage stakeholders and translate complex business goals into actionable engineering tasks.
• Dedicated Mentorship: A strong commitment to mentoring, developing engineering talent, and instilling defensive coding principles across the team.

Recruitment process: The process begins with an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner to discuss Waracle, your aspirations, salary, and benefits. You will then be invited to a two‑stage interview process to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect:

Our values: To make the world a better place through impactful software.

Frequently‑asked questions: Here are some of the things that people tend to ask about working at Waracle. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.