Java Consultant

Full Stack Engineer

Location: Sheffield, UK

Work Mode: Hybrid – 2–3 days per week onsite

Contract: Contract

Experience: 3+ years

Role Overview

We are looking for Senior Full Stack Engineers to join a team building a Client Due Diligence (CDD) system supporting onboarding and KYC activities within Corporate and Institutional Banking.

This is a highly hands-on engineering role involving the development of backend microservices, UI applications and databases. The role also involves contributing to architecture, technical design, engineering standards and the delivery of high-quality software into production.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver production-quality applications using Java 21+ and microservices architecture.
• Design, build and maintain backend microservices and RESTful APIs .
• Develop and enhance ReactJS-based UI applications .
• Design and work with PostgreSQL databases and schemas .
• Contribute to wider microservices architecture and technical design .
• Deliver software changes to production efficiently and reliably.
• Follow and promote modern engineering practices including testing, code reviews, CI/CD, documentation and operational readiness .
• Collaborate with business and engineering stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Identify technical risks, remove impediments and support continuous improvement.
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement automated/programmatic solutions.
• Support services running in Docker containers on Kubernetes within GCP .
• Collaborate effectively with globally distributed engineering teams.
• For senior-level profiles, provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and help drive engineering standards across the team.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of software engineering experience ; 6+ years for the higher-level position.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java , preferably Java 21+ .
• Experience designing and developing microservices and microservice architectures .
• Strong experience developing and delivering RESTful APIs .
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL , including database/schema design.
• Strong hands-on experience with ReactJS .
• Good experience with Docker and Kubernetes .
• Strong understanding of GCP .
• Good experience with CI/CD and modern software development practices .
• Experience delivering applications into production.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Senior profiles should also have experience providing technical leadership, mentoring and driving engineering best practices .

Role Levels

JCB 5 – Full Stack Engineer

• 3+ years' experience

JCB 4 – Senior Full Stack Engineer

• 6+ years' experience
• Stronger focus on technical leadership, architecture and mentoring