Full Stack Software Developer

We are looking to recruit a Full Stack Software Developer to join a long-term, fully funded Central Government programme based in Cheltenham.

You will work within a collaborative software engineering team, designing, developing and deploying secure, business-critical applications using a modern technology stack.

This is a hybrid role requiring onsite attendance in Cheltenham two to three days per week, with travel expenses covered.

The role

You will be involved across the full software development lifecycle, working on both front-end applications and back-end services.

Responsibilities will include:

• Designing, developing and maintaining secure software applications
• Building user interfaces using React, JavaScript and TypeScript
• Developing back-end services using Node.js and Java Spring Boot
• Working with containerised applications and deployment tooling
• Producing clean, maintainable and well-tested code
• Troubleshooting issues across development and production environments
• Contributing to technical discussions and engineering decisions
• Supporting continuous integration and deployment processes
• Collaborating with developers, testers, platform engineers and other stakeholders
• Promoting software engineering best practice across the team

Skills: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, Docker, MongoDB, CI/CD, Agile, Microservices, Kubernetes, Candidates should have strong commercial software development experience and a combination of the following:

• React
• JavaScript and TypeScript
• Node.js
• Java and Spring Boot
• Docker
• MongoDB
• CI/CD tooling

You should also have experience working within Agile software delivery teams and developing enterprise-level web applications or services.

Additional technologies

Experience with any of the following would be beneficial:

• Redux
• Helm
• Ansible
• Jenkins
• RabbitMQ
• Redis
• UNIX or Linux scripting
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• Infrastructure as Code

Security clearance

Applicants must already hold active SC clearance and be willing and eligible to undergo DV clearance if required.

Candidates must be able to work within a secure Central Government environment from the beginning of the role. Unfortunately, applicants without active SC clearance cannot be considered.