Lead Full Stack Developer

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#, Python 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.

The Recruitment Process

1. Initial Call: A chat with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner about Waracle, your aspirations, salary, and benefits.

2. Two-Stage Interview: An opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your unique skills and experience.

3. Support: Your Talent Partner will guide you through the whole process right up to your first day.

Our Benefits

We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work:

• Rest & Recharge: 35 days of total holiday (27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays).

• Financial Security: 5% company-matched pension and Death in Service benefit (2 x salary).

• Health & Wellness: Medicash Health Plans, Employee Assistance Programme, and Group Sickness Cover.

• Flexible Working: Hybrid setup with a dedicated home office budget.

• Growth: Access to Udemy Business and a dedicated L&D budget.

• Family First: Enhanced parental leave policies, including support for fertility journeys.

• Community: Monthly office lunches, fun meet-ups, and "Spirit of Waracle" charitable initiatives.

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.