Senior Full-Stack Developer (Backend Oriented)

Artlist Ltd; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative technology company in Norwich is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer (Backend Oriented) to build core platform systems and mentor teams. The ideal candidate has strong Node.js experience, understands distributed systems, and can deploy in cloud environments. This hybrid role offers an opportunity to influence technical standards and enhance user experiences for millions of creators worldwide.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in software development with a backend focus.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js in a production environment.
• Experience designing and maintaining shared platform systems.
• Understanding of distributed systems and performance optimisation.
• Experience with cloud platforms for deploying backend services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy core platform infrastructure.
• Work across the full-stack with a focus on backend.
• Define technical standards and champion best practices.
• Mentor options and help maintain code quality.
• Enhance developer velocity and user experience.

Skills

Node.js

Application architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Database technologies (SQL/NoSQL)

CI/CD pipelines

Clean code principles

Job description

Senior Full-Stack Developer (Backend Oriented)

Description

Hybrid role (3+ days based at our Norwich office)

Artlist is a leading creative technologycompany on a mission to empower creators and brands to bring their vision to life with video. Offering cutting-edge AI tools and models for image, video, and voiceover creation, alongside high-quality creative assets and powerful editing tools, Artlist enables creators to stay on trend, and achieve their creative goals. Trusted by over 30 million creators worldwide and top brands including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Versace, Artlist provides a seamless, subscription-based platform with a global license, giving creators everything they need to produce professional video content efficiently. For more information, visitartlist.io.

Artlist is looking for an exceptional Senior Full-Stack Developer to join our new Platform Infrastructure team. This is a foundational role where you will be instrumental in building the shared systems, frameworks, and tooling that power every product across the company.

If you are passionate about tackling complex technical challenges, shaping internal architecture, and scaling robust engineering best practices across multiple product teams, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Foundation: Design, develop, and deploy the core platform infrastructure that internal teams rely on—ranging from shared backend services, resilient APIs, and internal developer tools, to critical performance optimisations.
• Engineer for Scale and Reliability: Work across the modern full-stack, focusing on the backend while contributing all across the board, ensuring our systems are performant, consistent, and flexible.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Partner with architects, product managers, and other developers across the organisation to define technical standards, champion best practices, and guide critical decisions.
• Mentor and Lead: Take ownership of complex features, lead by example, and help elevate the overall quality and maintainability of code across the platform through constructive collaboration and mentorship.
• Deliver Real Impact: Your work will directly enhance developer velocity, boost code quality, and significantly improve the user experience for millions of creators globally.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Proven hands-on experience with Node.js in a high-volume, production environment.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining shared platform systems (e.g., internal APIs, microservices, developer tooling, or infrastructure-as-code initiatives).
• Strong understanding of application architecture, distributed systems, performance optimisation, and scalability principles in a cloud environment.
• Practical experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) for deploying, monitoring, and scaling backend services.
• A firm grasp of database technologies (SQL and/or NoSQL), including schema design, query optimisation, and ensuring data integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects independently, collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, and mentor junior colleagues.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, robust testing strategies, and a security-first approach to development.
• A passion for delivering clean code, improving the developer experience, and empowering teams with better tooling.