Full Stack Engineer

Full Stack Engineer

Posted 2 weeks ago by Brio Digital

£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Full Stack Engineer involves joining a public sector programme focused on digital transformation, where the engineer will work on modernising infrastructure and improving deployment pipelines. The position requires strong collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to develop secure and scalable cloud-based services. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with AWS, Python, and Terraform, and be capable of delivering well-structured code in an agile environment. This is a hybrid role based in Leeds with a duration of 6 months and potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, manage and maintain infrastructure on AWS using Terraform
  • Build, maintain and deploy Python-based backend services
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and improve automation across environments
  • Work within a DevOps culture alongside platform, security, and delivery teams
  • Contribute to technical design discussions and promote engineering best practices
  • Support and troubleshoot live services as part of a wider team

Key Skills:

  • Strong AWS experience (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, etc.)
  • Proven expertise with Python for backend development or scripting
  • Deep knowledge of Terraform for building and managing infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of DevOps principles: CI/CD, containerisation, automation
  • Must be able to pass BPSS checks and work in a hybrid environment in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary (Rate): £500/day

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract Full Stack Engineer – AWS, Python, Terraform, DevOps

Rate: £500/day

IR35: Inside

Location: Hybrid – 1–2 days/week in Leeds

Duration: 6 months (strong extension potential)

We’re working with a high-profile public sector programme undergoing significant digital transformation. They’re seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to join their cloud and platform delivery team. This role will be critical in modernising infrastructure, improving deployment pipelines, and supporting the development of secure, scalable services in a highly regulated environment.

Software Engineer Role Overview:

You’ll join a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for building and maintaining cloud-based services. The environment is fast-paced and delivery-focused, with strong collaboration across DevOps, software engineering, and architecture. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic engineer with strong cloud and infrastructure experience capable of delivering well-structured code and infrastructure as code in an agile environment.

Software Engineer Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, manage and maintain infrastructure on AWS using Terraform
  • Build, maintain and deploy Python-based backend services
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and improve automation across environments
  • Work within a DevOps culture alongside platform, security, and delivery teams
  • Contribute to technical design discussions and promote engineering best practices
  • Support and troubleshoot live services as part of a wider team

Software Engineer Required Experience:

  • Strong AWS experience (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, etc.)
  • Proven expertise with Python for backend development or scripting
  • Deep knowledge of Terraform for building and managing infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of DevOps principles: CI/CD, containerisation, automation
  • Must be able to pass BPSS checks and work in a hybrid environment in Leeds, West Yorkshire