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 youll 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. Youll 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
or call 0161 438 1177 for more details.