Full-Stack Developer (Java, React) | 3-Month Contract

As a full-stack developer, owning features end to end, from understanding the business need to shipping and supporting them in production. You'll work with a Product Owner, BA, QA engineers and a Solution Architect in an Agile setup, and you'll be expected to bring technical judgement, not just implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Feature delivery: Design, develop and maintain web applications using Java (Spring Boot) on the backend and React on the frontend.
• API design: Build secure, well-documented RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and third-party systems.
• Data: Design relational data models and write efficient queries; handle migrations cleanly.
• Quality: Write unit and integration tests, take part in code reviews, and work with QA to resolve defects quickly.
• Agile collaboration: Take part in sprint planning, estimation, refinement and demos; break down user stories into technical tasks.
• DevOps: Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, containerised deployments and environment setup.
• Support: Investigate and fix production issues during hypercare and steady-state support.
• Documentation and mentoring: Keep technical documentation up to date and support junior developers through reviews and pairing.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years hands-on in both Java backend and React frontend.
• Have experience in Java (11+, ideally 17/21) and Spring ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA/Hibernate, Spring Security.
• Knowledge in React with TypeScript, including hooks, state management and component-based design.
• Good command of HTML5, CSS3 and responsive UI; familiarity with a UI library (MUI, Ant Design or similar).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server or MySQL).
• Comfortable with Git, pull-request workflows and CI/CD.
• Working experience in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Good English (reading, writing and meetings) for daily work with international stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Cloud experience, preferably Microsoft Azure (App Service, AKS, Azure SQL, Entra ID).
• Docker and basic Kubernetes.
• Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines) or Jira.
• Microservices, event-driven architecture.
• SSO/OAuth2 integration.
• Soft skills
• Takes ownership and follows through without needing close supervision.
• Communicates clearly and raises risks early.
• Open to feedback and keen to share knowledge.
• Thinks about the end user and the business goal, not just the ticket.