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# Senior Software Developer (Full Stack) - 12 Months - Remote - Inside IR35

- **Company:** Hamilton Barnes
- **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £91,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, DevOps, MongoDB, Node.Js, NoSQL, SonarQube, TypeScript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cloud Platform System, Spring-boot, Gitlab, SC Clearance, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Templating, Material UI, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Serverless Computing, AWS EKS, GXP, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-3DCEA697B1D752F264/

## About the Role

* Strong full-stack development: Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript, Express), Angular, plus Java (Spring Boot)
 * AWS serverless: Lambda, API Gateway (private), SQS, S3, KMS, CloudWatch, X-Ray
 * NoSQL databases: MongoDB or Amazon DocumentDB
 * APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
 * Terraform, templating frameworks such as Nunjucks
 * Docker, Kubernetes and AWS EKS
 * CI/CD (GitLab preferred) and automated testing (Jest)
 * Strong Agile delivery in multi-disciplinary teams
 * Active SC clearance, previously held SC, or SC eligible (desirable)
 * Kong EE API gateway, SonarQube, and public sector or accessible digital services experience (desirable)

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to build and maintain citizen-facing digital services for a major UK government department. You will work in a multi-functional Agile team, developing full-stack applications on AWS serverless and cloud-native platforms, and take responsibility for the stability and resilience of what you build. You will help take evolving services, including partially built user interfaces, towards MVP and production, using modern technology on public services used by millions of people. The contract is 12 months, hybrid. Newcastle is preferred, with London, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool and Sheffield also possible., * Build and maintain full-stack digital services using Node.js, Java (Spring Boot) and Angular

 * Develop and evolve UI components towards MVP and production-ready user journeys
 * Design and build APIs, microservices and event-driven systems (Kafka)
 * Develop AWS/Azure cloud-native applications, including serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS)
 * Provision environments with Terraform, and use Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
 * Build automated tests and contribute to GitLab CI/CD pipelines
 * Apply good engineering practice: code quality, security, WCAG accessibility and performance
 * Work with DevOps, UCD and product teams, and support defects and BAU as needed