Full Stack Engineer

We are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Full Stack Software Engineer to join a major UK Government technology programme.

You will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining secure, scalable, cloud-native applications, working across frontend and backend technologies within a modern engineering environment.

This is a hands-on engineering position requiring strong commercial experience with TypeScript and Kubernetes, alongside a solid understanding of full-stack software development, cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

Build and integrate backend services, REST APIs and microservices.

Develop, deploy and maintain containerised applications using Kubernetes and Docker.

Contribute to the design and implementation of secure cloud-native architectures.

Work with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.

Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and deployment.

Collaborate with DevOps engineers, architects, testers and wider development teams.

Follow software engineering best practices, including clean code, automated testing, TDD and code reviews.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across application and infrastructure environments.

Ensure solutions meet security, performance and scalability requirements.

Strong commercial experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer.

Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular or Next.js.

Backend development experience using Node.js, Java, Python or similar technologies.

Experience designing and developing REST APIs and microservices.

Strong understanding of cloud-native application architecture.

Experience working with AWS and/or Azure.

Experience with Docker, Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience working in Agile environments.

Previous delivery experience within UK Central Government, Defence or other security-cleared environments.

Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins.

Experience working with secure, highly available distributed systems.

Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and automated security testing.