Senior Java Software Engineer

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
• Ability to obtain high-level UK security clearance
• British citizenship
• Permanent UK residency for the last five years
• 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

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

More:

We are a leading specialist technical consultancy working on a live Central Government project within a collaborative Agile team. We offer a competitive salary of up to £85,000, a flexible 37.5-hour working week, and hybrid working with the freedom to choose how often you work from an office. We also provide 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 36 week of 2026