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Full-Stack Java Developer

Salary: £69,000 - 109,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Strong commercial Java development experience
  • Good experience designing and building solutions in AWS
  • Full-stack development experience using JavaScript, React and TypeScript
  • Previous experience leading engineers or providing technical direction
  • Understanding of software architecture and technical design
  • Experience working throughout the full software development lifecycle
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills
  • Ability to understand customer challenges and translate them into practical technical solutions
  • Strong commercial experience in software engineering and modern application development
  • Experience building scalable applications, APIs, and distributed systems
  • Experience working with cloud platforms and modern software delivery practices
  • Good understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and Infrastructure as Code
  • Must be able to obtain high-level UK security clearance
  • Must be a British citizen
  • Must have lived permanently in the UK for the last five years
Responsibilities:
  • Lead and support a team of software engineers
  • Design, develop and test bespoke software solutions
  • Provide technical direction and communicate clearly with clients
  • Produce solution architectures and technical designs
  • Build full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, React and TypeScript
  • Design and deploy cloud-based solutions, primarily using AWS
  • Create continuous integration pipelines using tools such as GitLab
  • Work across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to delivery, support and maintenance
  • Deploy software into public and private cloud environments
  • Promote high standards of software quality, security and engineering practice
Technologies:
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • GitLab
  • Support
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Security
  • TypeScript
  • Fullstack

More:

We are a leading specialist technical consultancy working on a live Central Government project within a collaborative Agile team, building bespoke software that solves complex operational challenges. We offer a competitive salary of up to £85,000, a flexible 37.5-hour working week, hybrid working, five days of external training, a learning and development budget, access to a dedicated career coach, technical guilds, a matched pension and healthcare package, regular social events, and self-directed career progression within a supportive technical environment. We are committed to equal opportunities and an inclusive workplace, and reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 34 week of 2026

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