Senior Full Stack Engineer

- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of architecting and delivering complex applications from concept to production - Expert-level proficiency in Python for backend services and data pipelines, including frameworks such as FastAPI, Pydantic, and async patterns - Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React for building production-grade frontends, with solid understanding of state management, performance optimisation, and modern component architectures - Solid database skills including relational (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (Cosmos DB, Redis) with experience in query optimisation and data modelling - Comfortable working with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery of production-grade code - Experience with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps), containerisation (Docker), and Infrastructure as Code concepts (Terraform preferred) - Working familiarity with Azure cloud services — particularly Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure Container Apps — sufficient to design and deploy solutions within our existing Azure estate - Genuine interest in AI/LLM technologies with some hands-on experience integrating APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI) into applications (desirable) - Familiarity with RAG patterns, vector search, and document processing pipelines for AI-enhanced applications (desirable) - Experience with data engineering tooling such as Microsoft Fabric for building analytics and reporting pipelines (desirable) - Experience implementing secure authentication and authorisation patterns (OAuth 2.0, managed identities) in cloud-native applications (desirable) - Familiarity with container orchestration beyond basic Docker (e.g. Kubernetes, AKS) (desirable) - Strong architectural thinking with the ability to balance pragmatic delivery against long-term technical vision; comfortable making and communicating trade-off decisions. - Genuine passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing; someone who raises the technical bar for the entire team rather than working in isolation. - Intellectually curious and self-directed; stays current with the rapidly evolving technology landscape including AI/LLM developments, and proactively brings new ideas and approaches to the team. - Effective communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and contribute to client-facing discussions with clarity and confidence.