Role: Lead Full Stack Engineer (Node.js / React / AWS)
Location: Hammersmith, London ( Min 3 Days Office )
Contract: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £65,000 per annum plus BONUS
Benefits: Enhanced Holiday, Quarterly Bonus, Regular Socials & Thriving Business
Who We Are:
At Agile Retail, we operate stores, build brands and support some of the world's most recognisable retail businesses. We're now building Agile X app- our single operating environment designed to bring disconnected retail systems, processes and data together into one scalable platform.
We're looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to take technical ownership of Agile X and help take it to the next stage. This is a genuinely hands-on role where you'll shape the architecture, write code and lead technical development, helping us build a platform that can evolve from connected retail operations into data-driven, AI-assisted decision-making.
The Lead Full Stack Engineer Role:
You'll own the technical direction and development of Agile X, combining hands-on full-stack engineering with architecture, technical leadership and delivery.
Own the technical development, architecture and engineering roadmap for Agile X
Build and oversee backend services using Node.js and Express
Develop modern frontend experiences using React and Vite
Own and evolve the platform's AWS and DynamoDB data architecture
Build scalable, modular and API-first systems connecting retail operations, workforce, customer and performance data
Integrate POS, inventory, workforce, customer and third-party systems into a single connected environment
Manage engineering priorities, sprint planning, testing, documentation and releases
Establish strong engineering standards across code quality, testing and deployment
Lead and support engineers, contractors and external development partners
Help evolve Agile X towards data visualisation, predictive analytics, automation and AI-assisted operational decision-making
What's in it for the Lead Full Stack Engineer?
Technical ownership of a platform being built to solve real-world retail challenges
Genuine influence over architecture, technology choices and engineering standards
A hands-on role combining coding, architecture and technical leadership
Opportunity to build at the intersection of retail, data, automation and AI
Fast-growing, entrepreneurial business where technology has direct commercial impact
Company benefits:
Quarterly company bonus
Enhanced paid holiday
Regular work socials including summer and Christmas parties
Wellbeing allowance
The role would suit someone who is:
An experienced Senior or Lead Full Stack Engineer with strong backend and frontend capability
Highly experienced with Node.js, Express, React and modern JavaScript development
Comfortable designing and operating cloud-based systems, ideally using AWS
Experienced working with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB
Able to think architecturally whilst remaining genuinely hands-on with code and technical delivery
Experienced building scalable systems that connect data, workflows, APIs and user experiences
Comfortable taking technical ownership and managing engineering priorities, standards and quality
Experienced leading or providing technical direction to engineers, contractors or development partners
A strong communicator who can explain technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
Commercially minded and interested in using technology to solve genuine operational problems
Curious about data, automation, predictive analytics and AI-assisted decision-making
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where the platform and business continue to evolve
Part engineer. Part architect. Part building the future of retail.
