Technical Lead Developer

  • Spectrum IT Recruitment
  • Portsmouth, Hampshire
  • Feb 05, 2026
Full time Telecommunications

Job Description

Technical Lead Developer - Full Stack
(TypeScript, Node)

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire (Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite)
Salary: 90,000 - 100,000 + benefits

We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced Technical Lead Full Stack Developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis.

The Role

  • Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+)
  • Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling
  • Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work
  • Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers
  • Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack
  • Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security
  • Support and improve live systems once deployed
  • Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function


Tech Environment
You'll work with a modern stack including:

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js microservices
  • Vue.js
  • Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake
  • AWS cloud infrastructure
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices


About You

  • Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years)
  • 5+ years of TypeScript experience
  • Solid Node.js Experience
  • Background in system design and scalable architectures
  • Experience building large, production SaaS platforms
  • A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code)
  • Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments
  • A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software
  • Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders
  • Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development
  • A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice
  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience


What's On Offer

  • Hybrid working (1 day per week in the Portsmouth office)
  • Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business
  • Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
  • Supportive, collaborative working environment
  • Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days


Interested in learning more?
Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion about the role and company - (url removed)

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.