Lorien
Back End Developer
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Back-End Engineer - Up to £490 Outside IR35 - Glasgow - 6 Months (potential extensions)
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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
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Essential Skills & Experience
Technology Skills
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
Engineering Practices
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
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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
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise
- Experience with JavaScript and modern frontend technologies
- Knowledge of frameworks such as:
- React
- Angular
- Vue
- NodeJS
- Redux
- 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
Contract Details
- Role: Back-End Engineer
- Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Duration: 6 Months Initial (potential extensions up to 23 months)
- Status: Outside IR35 £490 max
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