Senior Full-Stack Engineer | Node.js / AWS Serverless | Bristol

Simon James IT Ltd · City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Posted

Sep 27, 2026 (Sep 27)

Seniority

Senior

Work Model

Hybrid

Type

Contract

Category

Backend

Salary

£60k+ ≈ $76,200 USD

Skills

AWS CI/CD DynamoDB GitLab GitLab CI Node.js OAuth Playwright React Serverless TypeScript

Description

Senior Full-Stack Engineer | Node.js / AWS Serverless | Bristol | £60,000 + 15% bonus + Bens Building the next generation of a major financial services platform's core client journeys — the kind of company most people in the UK have either used directly or know someone who has. This isn't a legacy-maintenance role: you'd be working across three repos spanning React frontends and full AWS serverless backends, with real ownership from investigation through to production. What you'd be doing: Building and maintaining features across high-traffic financial transfer journeys Working full-stack: React frontends, AWS Lambda BFF layers, infrastructure as code Owning issues end-to-end — not just writing code, but seeing it through Flagging tech debt and driving CI/CD improvements rather than waiting to be asked What you'll need: Strong Node.js + TypeScript, with hands-on AWS Lambda and API Gateway experience CDK or SST for infrastructure as code DynamoDB, Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store Solid testing discipline (Vitest or similar) and comfort with GitLab CI Monorepo experience and confidence with OAuth/token-based auth flows Nice to have: React + TypeScript, Zod, TanStack Query, Playwright, feature flagging (LaunchDarkly), contract testing (Pact), financial services background. Permanent, hybrid (2 days p/w in Bristol), 15% bonus plus benefits.