Senior Software Developer (Full Stack, Lead)

Lanquez is the Cairo operations hub for a fast growing UK direct to consumer dental and cosmetic brand.

Alongside our customer and design teams in New Cairo, we run a full software stack that powers the business end to end, from internal operations tools to customer facing apps.

We build our own software rather than relying on off the shelf systems, and we move quickly.

About the roleThis is a senior, hands on role for a developer ready to take ownership of our entire software platform.

To date the stack has been built and maintained by our founder, and we are now hiring the person who will take the reins, maintain it, improve it and drive it forward.You will own a suite of production web applications already in daily use across the business: an operations and dispatch system, a lab case management platform, and an appointments and point of sale system.

You will also lead the development of our customer facing mobile apps for iOS and Android.We build heavily with AI assisted development tools, and you will be expected to work the same way, so genuine comfort and skill with these tools matters to us.

Everything we build is in English, for an English speaking market and team, so strong English is essential.This is a genuine ownership role with real responsibility from day one, working directly with UK leadership.

It will grow over time as the business and the platform expand, so we are looking for someone who wants to build, take initiative and grow with us.

Job DescriptionTake ownership of our existing production web applications: maintain them, fix issues and keep them reliableDesign and build new features end to end, across the frontend, database and serverless backendLead development of our customer facing iOS and Android apps and manage releases to the App Store and Google PlayBuild and maintain database schemas, serverless functions and integrationsIntegrate third party services including payments, courier and shipping, helpdesk and e-commerce platformsOwn deployments, releases and overall system reliabilityMake sensible architecture decisions and keep the codebase clean and maintainableWork directly and proactively with UK leadership to turn business needs into working software Nice to haveExperience with serverless or edge functions3D rendering in the browser, for example Three.jsExperience building internal business tools from scratch BenefitsCompetitive salaryModern office in a central New Cairo locationGenuine ownership of a real production platform and room to grow with the business

3+ years of professional full stack development experienceStrong React and modern JavaScript;

TypeScript an advantageSolid relational database skills, ideally PostgreSQL, including schema designExperience with Supabase, Firebase or a similar backend as a service platformProven mobile app experience and shipping apps to the App Store and Google Play, using Capacitor, React Native or native iOS and AndroidExperience integrating third party APIs, especially payments such as StripeHands on experience using AI assisted development tools in a professional workflow, such as Claude Code, Cursor or GitHub Copilot.

This is central to how we build, so it is essentialStrong written and spoken English.

You will work entirely in English, directly with the UK team, every dayExperience building software in English, for English speaking users or international marketsConfident working independently and owning a codebase, not just contributing to oneReliable, organised and able to manage several projects at once