Full Stack Engineer
Summary
Onsite Full Stack Developer (contract, inside IR35) in Glasgow focused on backend engineering with Python/Golang/Java, API gateway configuration (Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront), and GitOps-based delivery using schema-driven approaches.
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Job title- Full Stack Developer - 7+ Years
Job type- Contract role with inside IR35
Location-Glasgow, UK-(Onsite)
- Backend engineering:Proficiency in one or more backend languages Python, Golang, or Java.
- Schema-driven experiences: Experience building dynamic, schema-driven UIs and services from structured contracts such as the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) or JSON Schema.
- API gateway configuration: Professional experience configuring API gateways - Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront including routes, services, upstreams, and plugins.
- GitOps model: Hands-on experience with GitOps-based delivery - author intent → PR → validate → merge → reconcile — with automated rollback on failure.
- CLI & code-editor tooling: Comfort with CLI-driven and code-editor–based workflows for gateway onboarding - authoring, validating, and committing configuration directly as code.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Kong: Deep, hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway (plugins, consumers, upstreams, schema validation).
- Envoy: Hands-on experience with Envoy Proxy or Envoy Gateway (routes, filters, and configuration).
- Akamai / CloudFront: Familiarity with edge configuration (CDN, WAF, GTM, certificates, property versioning/activation).
- Config reconciliation & drift: Experience building drift detection and desired-state reconciliation between Git and live systems.