Java Developer

Java Developer/Engineer | Public Sector Client | 3‑Month Rolling Contract

Contract Details

• Contract: 3‑month rolling
• Rate: £425 per day
• Clearance: BPSS only
• Location: 1 day per month in Newcastle (nice to have, not essential), can be fully remote

We are working with a public sector client to bring on a Java Engineer/Developer to support an established engineering team. This role is ideal for a developer early in their career who wants to gain exposure to modern technologies in a supportive, non‑lead capacity.

You will not be expected to act as a lead engineer; instead, you'll work alongside experienced developers contributing to well‑defined services and features.

Essential Skills & Experience

You must have commercial experience or strong hands-on exposure to:

• Java (17+)
• Spring Framework
• Microservices architecture & REST APIs
• OpenAPI / Swagger for API design and documentation
• Test‑Driven Development (TDD)

Desirable / Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience or familiarity with any of the following would be beneficial but not required:

• Docker & containerisation
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• CI / CD pipelines
• Kafka & event‑driven architectures
• Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle
• Service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio)
• BDD tools (e.g. Cucumber)
• Helm
• Redis
• Monitoring & observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana)

The Ideal Candidate

• Junior to early mid‑level backend developer
• Happy working under guidance rather than leading design decisions
• Comfortable contributing to existing codebases
• Looking for stable contract work within the public sector