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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Fullstack Developer • Senior • Hybrid • Full-time United Kingdom UK - London, United Kingdom

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you'll be a technical anchor within Faculty's Professional & Financial Services team, leading development of sophisticated platforms that visualise complex data science insights and bridge the gap between AI research and production-grade software.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and design of complex projects to ensure they are robust, scalable, and aligned with long-term business needs
  • Create reliable, reusable, and high-performance frontend and backend systems that facilitate the seamless delivery of AI-powered insights
  • Guide engineers within cross-functional teams of data scientists and product managers to deliver technically sophisticated, high-impact systems
  • Mentor and manage more junior engineers on the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous professional growth
  • Act as the primary authority for engineering across the full stack, setting the standard for code quality and best practices
  • Provide deep technical expertise to customers, translating their most unique business challenges into viable, production-ready software solutions
  • Balance rapid prototyping with the requirement to ship and maintain large-scale products in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Requirements

  • Deep technical mastery in TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks like React or Vue, alongside significant backend Python or TypeScript experience
  • A proven track record of leading the architecture of complex software projects and deploying them successfully into cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Extensive experience with containerisation and infrastructure-as-code, including tools like Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform
  • An expert problem-solver who can debug complex, full-stack issues and maintain high testing standards using frameworks like Jest or Cypress
  • Thrives on autonomy and ownership, with the entrepreneurial drive to take a vague problem statement through to a polished, high-impact execution
  • A compelling collaborator and mentor who can communicate technical strategy to both internal multidisciplinary teams and external, senior stakeholders

Soft skills

MentoringCross-functional collaborationEntrepreneurial drive and ownershipCommunicating technical strategy

What we offer

  • Unlimited annual leave
  • Private healthcare and dental cover
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Family-friendly flexibility and flexible working
  • Sanctus coaching
  • Hybrid working

About the company

Founded in 2014, Faculty is a human-centric AI company that has worked with over 350 global customers across government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. This role sits within Faculty's Professional and Financial Services unit, which draws on over a decade of Applied AI experience to help financial institutions become more efficient, enhance customer experience, and find commercial upside in uncertain markets, within the constraints of a highly regulated industry.

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