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Senior Software Engineer Full Stack

Summary

Leads Java-based full-stack development for agency clients, designing AWS-hosted solutions with React/TypeScript while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction.

Salary: £85,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:
  • We are looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead with strong commercial Java development experience.
  • We need experience designing and building solutions in AWS.
  • We need full-stack development experience using JavaScript, React and TypeScript.
  • We are looking for someone who has previously led engineers or provided technical direction.
  • We need an understanding of software architecture and technical design.
  • We need experience working across the full software development lifecycle.
  • We are looking for strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills.
  • We need the ability to understand customer challenges and translate them into practical technical solutions.
  • Consultancy experience would be helpful, but it is not essential.
  • The successful candidate must be able to obtain high-level UK security clearance.
  • To be eligible, you must be a British citizen and have lived permanently in the UK for the last five years.
Responsibilities:
  • We lead and support a team of software engineers.
  • We design, develop and test bespoke software solutions.
  • We provide technical direction and communicate clearly with clients.
  • We produce solution architectures and technical designs.
  • We build full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, React and TypeScript.
  • We design and deploy cloud-based solutions, primarily using AWS.
  • We create continuous integration pipelines using tools such as GitLab.
  • We work across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to delivery, support and maintenance.
  • We deploy software into public and private cloud environments.
  • We promote high standards of software quality, security and engineering practice.
Technologies:
  • AWS
  • Cloud
  • 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. This role offers 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 in 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 33 week of 2026

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