Full Stack Engineer

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to join a Health Transformation Programme, a large-scale digital transformation initiative focused on delivering modern, secure, and user-centric health services. Working within an AWS cloud-native environment, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable digital solutions using Java and modern front-end technologies. You will collaborate within multidisciplinary agile teams to deliver high-quality services that support the programme's strategic objectives. This role is ideal for engineers with strong public sector experience and a proven track record of delivering complex government digital services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable full stack applications.
• Build and enhance Java-based backend services, APIs, and microservices.
• Develop responsive, accessible, and user-focused front-end applications using modern web technologies.
• Develop and deploy solutions within AWS cloud environments.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, QA Engineers, and Delivery Managers to deliver programme outcomes.
• Contribute to technical design discussions, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Participate in code reviews, peer reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.
• Troubleshoot, optimise, and resolve application and performance-related issues.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, accessibility, and quality requirements.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working as a Full Stack Engineer within large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong experience delivering projects within the public sector, ideally central government.
• Significant hands-on Java development experience.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful API development and microservices architecture.
• Front-end development expertise using technologies such as: React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience developing and deploying applications in AWS environments.
• Solid understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and ways of working.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and quality engineering practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and source control tools such as Git.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Previous experience supporting DWP, NHS, HMRC, or other government departments.
• Experience delivering citizen-facing digital services.
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and best practices.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices within AWS.