Full-Stack Developer

NOCN Group is an international charity which delivers future-fit skills solutions with social impact for colleges, training providers, employers and individuals. To find out more, visit our website.

Overview of the role

We are seeking a motivated and professional Full-Stack Developer to join our Digital Services team.

Please note that while this role is classed as remote, there will be an element of office-based work in Sheffield once a week/a few times a month.

Reporting to the Group Director - Digital, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality services aligned with NOCN's strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build working prototypes and proofs of concept at pace, so ideas can be validated with real users within days rather than months.
• Take products beyond the prototype - ship, run and iterate real software in production, owning quality and outcomes.
• Deliver across the full stack: React and Next.js front ends, Node functions, Azure hosting, and integrations that connect previously siloed systems.
• Use AI tooling and agents (such as Claude Code) to accelerate delivery, automate routine work and focus human effort where judgement and creativity add the most value.
• Work in continuous discovery with UX, data and business colleagues, holding the thread from user insight through to delivery.
• Help set engineering standards and mentor others as we build our in-house capability from the ground up.
• Contribute to a maintainable, sustainable technical foundation as NOCN takes greater ownership of its products.
• Work pragmatically across a broad product landscape - internal AI and orchestration, digital asset management, public-facing learner tools, content generation, finance and customer support.

About You

• Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy.
• Degree in Computer related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development in modern web development, cloud, testing, AI tooling or related disciplines.
• Experience of operating within an Agile / Scrum, discovery-led environment.
• Proven full stack experience shipping real products to production, not just prototypes - front-end and back-end.
• Exceptional use of AI tools and agents as part of the everyday development workflow - or clear evidence of being a fast learner with a strong desire to work this way.
• Track record of building and validating prototypes and proofs of concept at speed.
• Strong with modern web frameworks (React / Next.js), APIs, Node and cloud hosting (Azure or similar), plus databases and version control.
• Builds with security in mind - mindful of authentication, common web vulnerabilities and handling personal and learner data safely (GDPR-aware).
• Confident working with data and integrations that connect previously siloed systems.

Why Join NOCN Group?

Company values

• Responsive
• Supportive
• Honest
• Ethical
• Sustainable
• Respectful
• Innovative

What we can offer you

• We offer 38 days of annual leave this includes 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days between Christmas and New Year
• We can offer hybrid working
• 35-hour working week
• We can offer flexible working for a better work-life balance
• Buy/Sell Annual leave
• Flexible bank holidays for religious holidays
• Pension scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Training and development opportunities
• Free parking at both offices
• Life assurance
• Modern office spaces
• Enhanced family leave
• Optional tax-free childcare schemes
• Dress down Fridays

Please note:

Due to the high volume of applications, we can only provide feedback at the interview stage.

As a proud member of both Disability Confident and Inclusive Employers standard, we celebrate and recognise the benefits of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. As such, we welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.