Lead Developer

- Strong experience as a Software Engineer working on React, Node, and TypeScript at scale. - Hands-on experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS, including infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and event-driven architectures. - Proven experience working closely with Product and UX teams in discovery-led delivery environments. - Experience contributing to or leading user research activities from an engineering perspective. - Ability to quickly assess buy vs build decisions and identify pragmatic, high-value technical solutions. - Experience working in large organisations with complex stakeholder groups and cross-team dependencies. - Clear communication style, strong collaboration skills, and confidence engaging senior, sometimes challenging, stakeholders. - Demonstrable ownership mindset, taking responsibility for delivery outcomes rather than isolated technical tasks. - Comfortable leading by influence rather than hierarchy. - Experience supporting, mentoring, or leading other engineers within a broader delivery team. - Experience operating within trios or similar cross-functional models (Product, Design, Engineering). - Confident working through ambiguity and shaping solutions during discovery as well as live delivery. - Nice to Have: Experience working within education, learning platforms, EdTech, or product-led environments. - Nice to Have: Understanding of education systems, learning behaviours, or accessibility considerations for younger audiences. - Nice to Have: Experience integrating into or collaborating with large-scale technology organisations. - Nice to Have: Familiarity with CMS-driven or headless content platforms and shared content models.