Java Software Engineer
- Posted March 3, 2026
- Inside IR-35
- Remote with occasional travel to London (expensed)
- Contract
Java Developer – multiple roles
£510/day Inside IR-35
6 month contract
Active SC required
Remote with occasional travel to London for client meetings only – expensable
We are looking for experienced fullstack Java Software Engineers to support projects across UK Government and Law Enforcement. You’ll work in multidisciplinary teams delivering secure, reliable and scalable systems. The role is hands‑on and focused on building high quality software using modern engineering practices.
What you’ll do
You’ll design, build and maintain Java based microservices, applying test driven development and following established engineering standards. You’ll work with technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Postgres, Kafka, Docker, React and AWS. You’ll contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensure non‑functional requirements are met and collaborate with colleagues across engineering, analysis and design.
Essential experience
- Java and Spring Boot
- Building and maintaining microservice based systems
- Postgres or other relational SQL databases
- Test‑driven development (JUnit, Mockito or similar)
- Docker and containerisation
- CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar)
- Working in agile, multi‑disciplinary teams
Desirable experience
- Kafka
- Liquibase or similar migration tooling
- Swagger/OpenAPI
- Gradle
- React
- TypeScript
Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
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