Senior Full Stack Developer [Freelance]
Join Rotor Studios
Rotor Studios is an award-winning CG studio creating cutting-edge digital experiences for the automotive industry. With over 20 years of experience, we work with leading local and international automotive brands to deliver world-class vehicle configurators and immersive interactive experiences. We're looking for an experienced Senior Full Stack Freelancer to join our team on a contract basis. This role is ideal for a highly capable developer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, takes ownership of delivery, and is passionate about building scalable, maintainable software while working closely with a multidisciplinary team.
This is a freelance contract role with the potential for ongoing engagements.
About the Role
As a Senior Full Stack Freelancer, you'll work across the full application stack alongside front-end developers, back-end developers, Unreal Engine developers, designers and project managers to deliver high-quality digital experiences. You'll play a key role in shaping technical direction, improving code quality, mentoring other developers, and ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
You'll be expected to work independently, communicate proactively, and contribute to improving development processes and technical standards across the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain scalable full-stack web applications.
- Build clean, maintainable and well-tested code following industry best practices.
- Collaborate with designers, developers and project managers to deliver projects on time.
- Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
- Conduct code reviews and contribute to improving overall code quality.
- Identify technical risks, blockers and opportunities early, communicating them proactively.
- Support and mentor junior developers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
- Contribute to improving development workflows, standards and engineering practices.
- Ensure Jira tasks are kept up to date and development progress is accurately communicated.
- Help establish and maintain consistent architecture and development standards across projects.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of commercial full-stack development experience.
- Experience delivering complex web applications from concept through to deployment.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture and engineering best practices.
- Ability to estimate work accurately and take ownership of project delivery.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience mentoring developers and contributing to a collaborative team culture.
- A proactive mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working across multiple projects in a fast-paced studio environment.
Must Have
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Strong commercial experience with modern JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Excellent experience with React and modern front-end frameworks.
- Strong experience with Node.js and backend application development.
- Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs.
- Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
- Experience with Git and modern CI/CD workflows.
- Experience writing automated tests and promoting test-driven development.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Strong understanding of application performance, scalability and security.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Docker and containerised deployments.
- Experience with GraphQL.
- Experience with WebGL, Three.js or interactive 3D applications.
- Familiarity with Unreal Engine workflows.
- Experience implementing automated code quality tools and static analysis.
- Experience leading technical initiatives or architecture improvements.
Why Work With Rotor Studios
- Work on exciting projects for globally recognised automotive brands.
- Join a talented team of developers, designers and CG artists.
- Friendly, collaborative studio culture.
- Opportunity for ongoing freelance work on a variety of innovative projects.
- Thursday afternoon social catch-ups with the team.
If you're a senior full-stack developer who enjoys building high-quality software, influencing technical direction, and working with a collaborative team to deliver world-class digital experiences, we'd love to hear from you.