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Lead Developer

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 NoSQL 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
  • TypeScript
  • C# (.NET)
Frontend:
  • React
  • TypeScript
Data:
  • Strong SQL experience
  • MongoDB or equivalent NoSQL technologies
Cloud & Delivery
  • Azure (App Services, Azure Batch – production experience)
  • Azure DevOps (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.
Keywords: Lead Developer, Senior Developer, Full Stack Developer, Node.js, React, Azure DevOps, JavaScript, API, Birmingham, West Midlands, Solihull, Warwickshire
To apply, please send your CV to Bethany at jobs@erinassociates.com
or call 0161 438 1177 for more details.

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Employment: Permanent

Salary: £65000 - £70000 excellent benefits

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