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Full Stack Engineer
Full Stack Engineer
(Contract Role – 4 Months, INSIDE IR35, Based in Greater Manchester)
We’re supporting a leading global footwear retailer in establishing dedicated Marketplace and Conversion Optimisation squads ahead of Peak season. In partnership with Whitehall Resources, we are seeking a Senior/Principal Full Stack Engineer to drive scalable software solutions while embedding best-in-class engineering practices in a high-impact team.
This is an exceptional hands-on role pushing beyond typical senior engineer duties. You will design and deliver cutting-edge solutions, lead by setting engineering standards, and elevate team capabilities through technical leadership and mentorship.
About the Role
- Contract Duration: 4 months (inside IR35) with Greater Manchester base
- Focus Areas: Marketplace and Conversion Optimisation squads
- Impact Area: Critical pre-Peak digital commerce improvements
- Engineering Excellence: Champion clean code, automation & scalable cloud-native systems
Key Responsibilities
Technical Ownership & Delivery
- Design, build and deploy scalable, secure and cloud-native applications across Marketplace and Conversion domains.
- Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Data Analysts and QA teams to translate complex business problems into technical solutions.
- Own features from ideation through production, delivering customer-facing capabilities that boost conversion, UX and revenue.
- Pair programme with engineers to resolve technical challenges.
- Execute technical decisions balancing speed, quality and maintainability.
- Lead technical implementation across SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) with pragmatic governance.
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Engineering Leadership & Culture
- Embed software craftsmanship and advocate for clean, maintainable and reusable code.
- Champion automated testing, secure-by-default principles and observability.
- Foster reusable, modular components via architectural patterns.
- Mentor junior engineers through mentorship and peer code reviews.
- Drive culture of ownership and continuous improvement across delivery teams.
Scalable & Modern Engineering Practices
- Optimise CI/CD pipelines to reduce friction in build, test, and deployment stages.
- Improve release quality, deployment confidence and delivery predictability.
- Promote feature flags and progressive delivery for safer rollouts.
- Ensure production systems are observable, resilient and operationally robust.
- Automate repetitive engineering tasks (builds, QA gates, testing).
Strategic Architecture & Innovation
- Deploy loosely coupled, scalable microservices with cross-team coordination.
- Apply IaC (Infrastructure as Code) and reusable patterns for sustainable systems.
- Integrate AI-assisted engineering tools (code generation, automation, knowledge retrieval).
- Embed modern architecture principles (event-driven, composable) where beneficial.
Technical Excellence & Community Building
- Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies to enhance team productivity.
- Create and share engineering guidelines, playbooks and reusable assets.
- Collaborate on κι-novation and industry-leading practices.
Key Skills & Qualifications
Essential Requirements
- 8+ years of Full Stack software engineering in a commercial environment.
- Deep expertise in:
- React / Next.js (frontend frameworks/planning).
- Node.js / TypeScript (backend stack).
- AWS cloud development (EC2, Lambda, ECS, S3, IAM, security).
- Scalable microservices, REST APIs.
- GitHub & modern Git workflows (branching strategies, PR processes).
- Strong practical knowledge of:
- CI/CD & continuous delivery (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
- Automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end).
- Agile delivery and collaboration with non-engineering teams.
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Desirable (Aplus Bonus)
- Experience with composable commerce platforms or tools.
- Terraform / IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Docker & Kubernetes deployment.
- Monorepo architectures (Nx, Lerna/Bazel).
Nice-to-Have (Technical Catalyst)
- Advanced skills in:
- Event-driven architecture / event streaming.
- Event-driven data pipelines & consumer-driven contracts.
- Feature flagging tools (LaunchDarkly, Unleash).
- Observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
- Familiarity with:
- AI-assisted engineering tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist).
Why This Role Stands Out
- High-impact work for a major global retailer during peak season.
- Autonomy & leadership shaping engineering practices.
- Hands-on influence in driving cloud-scale, data-driven commerce solutions.
- ** Mentorship opportunities** to grow and calm an industry-recognised skillset.
Ready to engineer better commerce? Apply now—contract starts ASAP.
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