About this role
Salary: £33,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements: We have demonstrable experience in at least 4 of the following technologies:Java 8+Spring or Spring Boot frameworksDesigning and developing RESTful microservicesWriting unit and integration testsCI/CD, including build tools such as Jenkins, Groovy/Gradle, or MavenAWS, Docker containers, and associated toolingWe have demonstrable experience in at least 3 of the following practices and design patterns:Server-side and front-end codingProgramming best practices such as Clean Code and SOLIDContinuous integration and continuous delivery principlesMicroservice design patternsWe have demonstrable experience in at least 3 of the following bridging skills:Translating technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management, and service managementSpeaking on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitating stakeholder relationshipsSharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues, potentially including non-technical colleaguesProficiency in Java, particularly Spring Boot, and JavaScript would be advantageousKnowledge of multiple JavaScript frameworks and tools such as React, Angular, Vue, NodeJS, Redux, TypeScript, Webpack, or JestWorking experience with MySQL-compatible databases such as MySQL, RDS, Aurora, or MariaDBExperience with Docker, Bash, or shell scripting Responsibilities: We work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract, and permanent resourceWe develop new features securely and in line with industry best practicesWe provide production support and support fixing application issuesWe identify production and non-production application defectsWe train and share knowledge with colleaguesWe look ahead for future opportunities or blockers and ensure team decisions align with our technical directionWe identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhancedWe anticipate and mitigate project challenges or risks Technologies: AWSAngularBashCI/CDDockerGradleGroovySupportJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJestMariaDBMavenMySQLNodeJSReactReduxSpringSpring BootTypeScriptVueWebpackmicroservicesCloudBackend More:
We are a public sector client working with Harvey Nash, and we are recruiting a Back-End Software Engineer for an initial 6-month contract based in Glasgow with remote working. The role is outside IR35 with a day rate circa 480, and applicants must hold or be willing to apply for a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland.
last updated 31 week of 2026