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Full Stack Engineer - hybrid
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About the Company
Blue Light Card is a UK-based membership organization that provides exclusive discounts, rewards, and services to frontline workers across the United Kingdom. Serving millions of members, the company leverages modern technology to deliver personalized digital experiences while continuously innovating its platform.
Following a major cloud replatforming initiative, Blue Light Card is expanding its Engineering team to build new products, enhance member engagement, and deliver scalable, cloud-native applications. The company promotes a collaborative engineering culture where innovation, ownership, continuous learning, and inclusivity are core values.
About the Role
The Full Stack Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining modern full-stack applications that power Blue Light Card's member platform. Working within an Agile product squad, you will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to build scalable features using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and AWS serverless technologies.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute across the full software development lifecycle, influence technical decisions, improve engineering standards, and help shape the future of products used by millions of frontline workers.
Key Responsibilities
Full Stack Development
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality full-stack applications.
- Build modern web applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
- Develop scalable backend services using serverless API architectures.
- Deliver secure, reliable, and production-ready software.
- Maintain clean, maintainable, and reusable code.
Software Engineering
- Build new product features across the full application stack.
- Contribute throughout the software development lifecycle from design to deployment.
- Write high-quality, testable, and scalable code.
- Ensure applications meet performance, security, and reliability standards.
Cloud Development
- Design and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Build serverless applications using AWS services.
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions.
- Support deployment automation and cloud infrastructure management.
System Design
- Participate in technical discovery and solution design.
- Evaluate engineering trade-offs and recommend optimal solutions.
- Break down complex technical challenges into manageable solutions.
- Contribute to application architecture decisions.
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Software Quality
- Maintain high engineering standards and coding best practices.
- Develop automated tests to ensure software quality.
- Participate in peer code reviews.
- Improve application performance and observability.
Production Support
- Monitor production applications and system performance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Support operational stability and continuous service improvements.
- Contribute to incident resolution and root cause analysis.
Agile Collaboration
- Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Data teams.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to refine technical requirements.
- Deliver predictable, high-quality software releases.
Knowledge Sharing
- Participate in engineering communities and technical discussions.
- Share knowledge through mentoring, pairing, and documentation.
- Support continuous learning and professional development.
- Promote collaboration and inclusive engineering practices.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience developing production-ready full-stack applications.
- Strong expertise with:
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Experience designing and deploying applications on AWS.
- Hands-on experience with serverless architecture and backend APIs.
- Experience using Infrastructure-as-Code tools including:
- AWS CDK
- CloudFormation
- SST
- Experience across the complete software development lifecycle.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering principles.
- Experience implementing automated testing strategies.
- Knowledge of application monitoring and observability.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to Agile teams.
Technical Skills
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
Backend
- Node.js
- Serverless APIs
- REST API Development
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS
- AWS Serverless
- AWS CDK
- AWS CloudFormation
- SST
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- CI/CD
- Cloud Architecture
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Software Engineering
- Automated Testing
- Performance Optimization
- Observability
- Software Architecture
- Code Reviews
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery
Required Skills
- Full Stack Development
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- AWS
- Serverless Architecture
- Infrastructure as Code
- AWS CDK
- CloudFormation
- SST
- REST API Development
- Software Architecture
- System Design
- Cloud Computing
- Automated Testing
- Performance Optimization
- Application Monitoring
- Observability
- CI/CD
- Agile Development
- Git
- Code Review
- Debugging
- Problem Solving
- Communication Skills
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Knowledge Sharing
- Mentoring
- Process Improvement
Compensation & Benefits
- Hybrid working model.
- Flexible working hours.
- 35-hour work week.
- Company bonus scheme.
- 25 days annual leave plus:
- Birthday leave.
- Buy & sell holiday scheme (up to 5 additional days).
- Blue Light Card membership with exclusive discounts.
- Company-funded private medical insurance.
- Healthcare cashback plan.
- Group pension plan.
- Enhanced parental leave and family benefits.
- Employee Assistance Programme (including mental health support).
- Free onsite parking and EV charging.
- Onsite gym with complimentary HIIT and stretch classes.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Company recognition programs.
- Team social events and company celebrations.
- Modern office with games area, refreshments, and collaborative workspaces.
- Relaxed dress code.
Work Environment
- Hybrid role based in Leicester or London, United Kingdom.
- Agile, cross-functional engineering teams.
- Collaborative and inclusive workplace focused on innovation.
- Opportunity to work on cloud-native products serving millions of frontline workers.
- Strong culture of continuous learning, ownership, and engineering excellence.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Blue Light Card is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Employment decisions are based on skills, experience, qualifications, and potential, regardless of background or personal characteristics.
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