Senior Fullstack Engineer

Hybrid: Remote/Bristol

Salary: £75,000- £80,000

About Us

Duel is a SaaS company on a mission to make Brand Advocacy the industry standard playbook for building brilliant retail brands. It was founded by world record breaking adventurer and former brand ambassador Paul Archer, alongside viral games developer Naio Tsarouchis, and we exist to show there’s a better way to build businesses, to build a better future, proving that caring for people builds brand, which builds long term and exponential profit returns.

The Duel Brand Advocacy Platform allows enterprise brands to do just that, scaling how they manage their relationships with thousands of advocates, customers, creators and brand ambassadors. We’re proud today that brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Charlotte Tilbury, Spanx, Victoria’s Secret and Elemis (to name a few, but not to name some household names that we can’t talk about yet) are doing just that. The Duel team comprises psychologists, brand experts and community builders, combining cutting edge brand expertise, with seasoned SaaS experience.

The Role

We’re hiring a Senior Fullstack Engineer to play a critical role within our growing engineering team. You'll shape the architecture, technology choices, and best practices across the stack. This is a high-impact role, where you’ll have a say in technical decisions and contribute to defining best practices for engineering at scale.

You’ll work closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to build new features, enhance our platform, and improve developer experience. We want you to be an integral part of an engineering team that values autonomy, impact, and ownership.

Our technology stack primarily includes Angular (latest version), TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, Tailwind CSS, and Elastic Beanstalk (AWS), with an increasing focus on real-time data processing and scalable services. If you enjoy working across front-end, back-end, infrastructure, and everything in between, this role is for you.

We’re looking for someone who will…

• Take end-to-end ownership of new features, from conceptualisation to deployment.

• Design, build, and optimise high-performance applications using Angular, Node.js, and MongoDB.

• Develop and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and scalable services.

• Work on our AWS-based infrastructure and contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Ensure best practices for security, scalability, and maintainability across the application.

• Actively participate in architecture discussions and technology decisions.

• Work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineers to create intuitive and effective solutions.

• Drive code quality, testing, and continuous integration best practices.

• Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

• Help optimise database performance, indexing, and query efficiency in MongoDB.

• Contribute to the enhancement of front-end practices, including the adoption of Tailwind CSS for scalable design systems.

• Take care of your own DevOps and security to ensure the stability and security of applications.

• Improve developer experience by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing deployment pipelines.

We’d love to hear from you if you..

• Have 4+ years of experience in a fullstack engineering role, preferably in a SaaS or high-growth startup environment.

• Have the ability to break down complex problems, investigate effectively, and drive solutions.

• Have the ability to “work off your own steam” in an autonomous environment, making independent decisions while keeping teams aligned.

• Work iteratively and collaboratively, preferring to ship quickly and refine based on feedback.

• Value creating scalable systems that allow other teams to move faster and be more self-sufficient.

• Value documentation and knowledge sharing to improve team efficiency.

• You are comfortable navigating uncertainty and helping shape solutions without a rigid roadmap.

Technical Skills

• Full stack development experience with Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js.

• You have experience working with MongoDB (Atlas), SQL, or other NoSQL databases.

• You have experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, including Elastic Beanstalk, S3, Lambda).

• You have experience with Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI, or other modern UI frameworks.

• You understand the use of RESTful APIs, architecture, and serverless computing.

• You have some experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform preferred).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.

• Experience working with cloud-based architectures (AWS preferred).

• Some experience or exposure to DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) is a plus.

In-person and remote working balance ...

• We have small HQ’s in Bristol & London (Holborn) with a growing team of people on the ground in our NYC office also.

• Although our approach to hybrid working is flexible (we don’t mandate specific days in office), priority for this role will be given to candidates who are available to travel to the Bristol office and keen to spend some days each month in a shared space partnering with the VP of Technology and wider engineering team on shared projects.

Why Duel

We want to build a remarkable company with remarkable people and a remarkable culture that you will want to shout from the rooftops about. In a relaxed, flexible, and fun environment, the team is driven to making the business a success while enjoying what we do and who we do it with.

We have a growing benefits package, including;

• Flexible working hours - if you need to fit around childcare or need to work around your life, we understand.

• Around 32 days of Annual Leave (28 excluding bank holidays and an extended break between Christmas and New Year, when we close the office). On-going training where required.

• Options scheme for all full-time employees - it’s important to us that everybody owns a part of the company and shares in the benefits of what we build.

• Company MacBook to work from

• £350 WFH Set-Up

• Headspace Contributions

• Personal Development budget and support

• 2 additional days leave for volunteering