Back End Developer

Back-End Engineer - Up to £490 Outside IR35 - Glasgow - 6 Months (potential extensions)

Hi there,

Lorien are currently supporting a key public sector client in the search for experienced Back-End Engineers to join a major digital transformation programme.

This role offers hybrid working arrangements with attendance in Glasgow as required.

This is an initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential up to 23 months total. It is paying up to £490 per day Outside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Java-based backend services and applications
• Build and enhance Spring Boot microservices within a cloud-native environment
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and service integrations
• Develop, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code following engineering best practices
• Develop unit and integration tests to ensure application quality and reliability
• Support containerised deployments using Docker and cloud-based tooling
• Collaborate with architects, delivery teams, infrastructure teams and stakeholders
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, refinement, reviews and retrospectives
• Provide support across the software development lifecycle including production support activities
• Contribute to technical design discussions and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and support other engineers where appropriate

Applicants should demonstrate experience in at least four of the following:

• Strong commercial experience with Java 8+
• Experience using Spring Framework and Spring Boot
• Experience designing and developing RESTful microservices
• Experience writing unit and integration tests
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Gradle or Groovy
• Experience working with AWS cloud services
• Experience working with Docker containers and associated tooling

Applicants should demonstrate experience in at least three of the following:

• Server-side and front-end development experience
• Application of software engineering best practices including Clean Code and SOLID principles
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Microservice design patterns and distributed architecture principles

Communication & Delivery Skills

Applicants should demonstrate experience in at least three of the following:

• Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Translating technical concepts across infrastructure, delivery and service management teams
• Representing software engineering teams and managing stakeholder relationships
• Knowledge sharing, coaching and mentoring colleagues
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise
• Knowledge of frameworks such as:
• React
• Angular
• Vue
• NodeJS
• TypeScript
• Webpack
• Jest
• Experience with MySQL-compatible databases including:
• MySQL
• Amazon RDS
• Aurora
• MariaDB
• Experience with Docker, Bash and Shell scripting
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams
• Experience supporting production environments
• Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience
• Role: Back-End Engineer
• Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid)
• Duration: 6 Months Initial (potential extensions up to 23 months)