I wonder actually how many active moderators/staff there are?
I know the forum is "self moderating" but surely there is a
team to at least check occasionally and or fix bugs/implement changes or is it indeed down to one person?
There are many members on the team, and most of them only have access to the front, where they may ban users, delete posts, move topics, and perform other moderation actions. But when it comes to working in the backend, like developing new features, adding and removing features, and fixing bugs, only admin and devs with coding knowledge can access the backend.
Even developers do not have access to the product. They do the development on the stage version. Once testers or admin check the feature, they release the newer version.