Senior Full-Stack Developer at Woozle Research

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 May, 26

Salary

75000.0

Posted On

01 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD, Terraform, AI, ML, Kafka, Redis, OAuth, Startup Experience, Team Building

Industry

Research Services

Description

🧭 About the Role Woozle Research is the home of investment-grade primary research. We help hedge funds, private equity firms, and consulting practices make smarter decisions through bespoke surveys, expert interviews, and channel intelligence. We’ve just built a brand-new research portal to transform how we deliver insights to clients ; replacing email threads, spreadsheets, and manual workflows with a secure, scalable platform. Now we need someone to own it. This is a foundational hire. You’ll be our first in-house technical team member, reporting directly to leadership. You’ll have significant autonomy to shape how we build, ship, and scale our technology ; including upcoming AI-powered features like automated expert interviews. 💼 What You’ll Do As our Senior Full-Stack Developer, you’ll: • Own and ship new features end-to-end ; from design through deployment • Maintain and improve our platform (React + NestJS + PostgreSQL on AWS) • Manage our cloud infrastructure (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, Terraform) • Integrate AI/GenAI tools like Eleven Labs for automated expert interviews • Work directly with founders to translate business needs into technical solutions • Evaluate and coordinate external partners when additional development support is needed • Shape the technical roadmap and help build the team as we scale 🛠️ Our Tech Stack Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, AWS Amplify Backend: NestJS (TypeScript), REST APIs, modular monolith Database: PostgreSQL (AWS RDS) Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, ALB), Terraform, GitHub Actions Data/Messaging: Kafka, Redis (Valkey) 🙌 Who You Are Essential (must have): • 10+ years of professional software development experience • Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills across frontend and backend • Production experience with React (hooks, state management, component architecture) • Backend experience with Node.js (NestJS strongly preferred, Express acceptable) • Solid PostgreSQL skills (schema design, query optimisation, migrations) • Working knowledge of AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito or similar auth services) • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation • Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision Desirable (nice to have): • Terraform or infrastructure-as-code experience • Experience integrating AI/ML APIs or building GenAI-powered features • Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, or event-driven architectures • Experience with OAuth integrations (LinkedIn, etc.) • Previous startup, scale-up, or small-team experience ✨ What You’ll Get Compensation • £75,000 base salary • Performance-based annual bonus • Annual profit sharing plan • Regular micro-bonuses for standout contributions 🩺 Health & Insurance • Full medical insurance • Full dental insurance • Full vision insurance • Generous pension contributions 🏡 Working & Time Off • Flexible hybrid working ; 3 days from home, 2 in Glasgow office • Generous paid holiday allowance + bank holidays • Paid parental leave • Paid sick leave, bereavement, and jury duty 📚 Growth & Learning • Annual personal study allowance • Sponsored professional qualifications and certifications • Structured career path with clear progression • Opportunity to build and lead a technical team as we grow 🎉 Culture & Perks • Team and company seasonal social events • Quarterly and annual recognition events • Commuter benefits and discount gym membership • Membership to well-being applications • Employee discount and reward programmes • Culture of radical transparency, meritocracy, and continuous improvement 🚀 Why This Role? • Ownership: Be the technical voice at the leadership table • Impact: Your work directly enables investment decisions at top-tier firms • Innovation: Build cutting-edge AI features (Eleven Labs, GenAI interviews) • Autonomy: Shape the technical direction without layers of bureaucracy • Growth: Build and lead a team as we scale

Responsibilities

As a Senior Full-Stack Developer, you will own and ship new features end-to-end, from design through deployment. You will also maintain and improve the platform and manage cloud infrastructure.