Lead Full Stack Developer

In line with our redeployment policy, we'll prioritise applications from employees who are under formal notice of redundancy.

We're looking for a Full Stack Developer to join our IT Digital team at the National Trust. You'll be involved in building and maintaining our public-facing website and its supporting applications / APIs. We work in small cross-functional agile teams, with a positive can-do attitude, delivering business value on a regular schedule into production. The team uses a wide array of modern tech and practices, with an emphasis on continuous improvement.

We take pride in our work and have a passion for the organisation we work for and its cause.

Salary: Please note the advertised salary is inclusive of a £5,000 reviewable market supplement. Your base salary will be £55,000 and you will receive the market supplement as an allowance.

What it's like to work here

IT Digital is a busy department and technology plays a key part in enabling the Trust to deliver on its strategic objectives. IT Digital manages and supports the systems that allow us to communicate with our supporters. Our vision is to enable the best possible customer experience when interacting with the National Trust.

Your contractual location will be our head office (Heelis) in Swindon, however there will be an opportunity to explore and agree hybrid working arrangements which strike the right balance for you and the Trust. The team meet in Heelis so there is expectation to attend the office regularly.

What you'll be doing

As the Lead Developer you will architect and implement new features and technologies. Our agile teams are proud of the quality products they produce therefore 'quality is everything' and this is something you must demonstrate.

You'll care about the user's experience and ensuring our products are accessible. Collaborating with our UI/UX designer to turn designs into production-ready features.

You'll be involved in delivering changes across the full software stack: from front-end Typescript React applications, Java/Spring microservices, a range of databases, AWS cloud infrastructure and services.

Assisting with the maintenance of our CI/CD pipelines built upon Jenkins / GitOps / Kubernetes, you'll also collaborate with our WebOps team to build out new cloud infrastructure or troubleshoot production incidents.

You'll actively keep up to date with the latest industry trends and will have the ability and interest to learn new skills as part of the role.

You may also be required to support our intranet.

Who we're looking for

• Worked using an Agile Software Delivery approach and have experience of working within a highly collaborative and cross-functional Agile environment.
• A background in development and maintenance of web-based product solutions with a focus on quality, performance, reliability, scalability, and resiliency.
• Brings the following Core Technical Experience to the role:
  • Experienced with containerization (Docker / Kubernetes) and database technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Mongo, Postgres).
  • Experience building and architecting cloud native applications (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, Serverless, Event-driven architectures).
  • Familiar with BDD and Cucumber and with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana.

The package

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

National Trust place

Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA

Requirements

Compliance. Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 18 January 2026

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EqualOpportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here.

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early.