Lead Full Stack Developer

Salary: £122,200 - 127,400 per year

Requirements

• We require strong core Java 11 experience, including Spring Boot and Maven.
• We require practical experience designing and deploying microservices.
• We require experience with event-driven architecture and messaging or streaming tools such as ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, or Apache Kafka.
• We require experience routing and securing APIs using API Gateway, including Kong.
• We require high proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• We require strong experience with Node.js and ReactJS.
• We require UI development experience using Nunjucks or Freemarker.
• We require hands-on experience with AWS hosting and services.
• We require experience using Git, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and SonarQube for continuous integration and code quality management.
• We require eligibility for full BPSS and SC clearance.
• We require a background in Central Government full stack development, including work with GDS.

Responsibilities

• We will lead the design, build, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and user-centric digital services.
• We will oversee a team of developers.
• We will develop and maintain robust back-end microservices and responsive front-end user interfaces.
• We will collaborate within a multi-disciplinary agile team to deliver reliable, public-facing digital services.
• We will ensure application security, performance, and adherence to clean code standards.
• We will integrate systems using event-driven architectures and modern API gateways.

Technologies

• API
• AWS
• ActiveMQ
• Git
• GitLab
• HTML5
• Java
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kafka
• Maven
• RabbitMQ
• Security
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• microservices
• UX UI Design
• NodeJS
• Cloud
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Web
• Fullstack

More

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer (Java) to join our digital transformation team on a UK-based remote contract inside IR35 for a 12-month programme, offering £490 per day. The role sits within a Government Digital Service-aligned environment and requires BPSS / SC clearance or eligibility to undergo clearance. We act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for temporary workers.

last updated 27 week of 2026