Robert Half Technology are assisting UK's market leading media organisation to recruit a Full Stack Developer on a 6-12 month contract basisJoin an innovative team operating at the intersection of technology, digital experiences, and consumer engagement. As a fast-growing organisation backed by an established industry leader, we are building products that serve a large and highly engaged global audience.

Our product ecosystem spans live commerce, marketplaces, real-time purchasing experiences, streaming capabilities, and other emerging experiences designed to redefine how users interact and transact online. With the agility of a startup and the support of a larger organisation, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of a rapidly evolving platform.

RoleThe Full Stack Developer will contribute to full-stack design and development across the platform.

Design, develop, and maintain both front-end user interfaces and back-end services, APIs, and databases.

Monitor platform performance and operational metrics, identifying, investigating, and resolving issues as they arise.

Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand opportunities to improve user and seller experiences and translate those requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Document existing functionality and newly delivered features.

Support the migration of existing products and users onto a unified platform experience.

Work within an agile team to propose technical solutions, maintain high standards of code quality, and contribute to large-scale migration initiatives.

Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and implement features required to support evolving business needs.

ProfileThe Full Stack Developer will have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend development.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Strong understanding of database design, data modelling, and optimisation, particularly using SQL.Hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.

Experience monitoring production systems, triaging issues, and distinguishing between critical incidents and false positives.

Ability to work effectively within agile, cross-functional teams.

Required

Technical Skills

TypeScript
Extensive experience developing within strongly typed TypeScript codebases.
React
Strong knowledge of React and modern front-end development practices, with a focus on performance optimisation, scalability, and application stability.SQL
Proven experience writing and optimising SQL queries within production environments.
GraphQL, tRPC and REST APIs
Solid understanding of API design principles and experience working with multiple communication patterns between applications, services, and microservices.
Company
UK's market leading financial services organisation with offices in London
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Benefits

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