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# Senior Full Stack Engineer

- **Company:** HSBC Group
- **Location:** Sheffield, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Audit Trail, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, Data Integrity, Database Queries, PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, TypeScript, Management of Software Versions, Trunk-based Development, Datadog, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Indexer, Backend, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Restful APIs, Api Management, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2842194672-senior-full-stack-engineer

## About the Role

* Strong modern Java experience (Java 21+ preferred) building production services (Spring Boot experience helpful, but solid core Java is key)
 * Proven experience taking backend applications to production and supporting them
 * Hands-on microservices experience (service-to-service communication, versioning, clear boundaries)
 * Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL preferred (data modelling, indexing, performance tuning)
 * Strong delivery/operability mindset: CI/CD, high-cadence releases, and ownership of NFRs (availability, observability, auditability, data integrity), * Strong Kubernetes experience (beyond basics) and deployment strategies
 * Observability tooling experience and incident/production support maturity
 * Experience in banking/regulated environments
 * Stronger React/TypeScript capability if you enjoy contributing on the UI layer

## Description

* Build and ship features across the stack: React UI, Java 21+ microservices, and PostgreSQL-backed services
 * Design microservice-aligned solutions: service boundaries, API contracts, integration patterns, versioning
 * Deliver secure, high-performance REST APIs with maintainable, testable code
 * Containerise services with Docker and support deployment/runtime on Kubernetes (configuration, scaling, resilience)
 * Drive strong engineering practices: clean code, automated testing, trunk-based development, peer reviews, and continuous improvement


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