Lead Developer, Full Stack Developer, Software Engineer

Lead Developer – Birmingham, West Midlands

Location:

Birmingham (Hybrid) – 1-2 days per week in the office
Salary: £70,000 + benefits
Erin Associates are recruiting for a Birmingham-based software house who are looking for an experienced Lead Developer to take ownership of technical direction, architecture, and development best practices for a small, high-performing engineering team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll lead by example while remaining close to the code.

The Role
As Lead Developer, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture and delivery of modern, cloud-based applications, while mentoring developers and ensuring high standards across the codebase.
Core Responsibilities

Lead application architecture across Node.js, React, and .NET
Act as the hands-on Technical Lead / Lead Developer within the team
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and day-to-day guidance to developers
Design and maintain scalable SQL and No

SQL data solutions
Drive performance, scalability, and cost-effective cloud architecture
Produce technical designs, prototypes, and architectural decisions
Maintain clear and concise technical documentation
Collaborate closely with algorithms and data processing teams

Essential Experience

5+ years’ experience in cloud-based full-stack development
2+ years in a Senior Developer or Lead Developer role
Proven experience mentoring and supporting developers
Strong background in enterprise-level cloud architecture
Comfortable working hands-on across the full stack

Required Skills
Backend:

Node.js
Type Script
C# (.NET)
Frontend:

React
Type Script Data :

Strong SQL experience
Mongo

DB or equivalent No

SQL technologies

Cloud & Delivery

Azure (App Services, Azure Batch – production experience)
Azure Dev Ops (CI/CD pipelines, repositories, boards)
This Lead Developer role offers genuine influence over architecture, tooling, and development standards. You’ll be joining a friendly, agile, and innovative Birmingham-based team, working on data-rich, user-focused applications.
.js, React, Azure Dev Ops, JavaScript, API, Birmingham, West Midlands, Solihull, Warwickshire

To apply , please send your CV to Bethany at (url removed)
or call (phone number removed) for more details