Contract Senior Software Engineer - React/Typescript/Java - Manchester - 6 Months £600 Per Day (

Ventula Consulting Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventula Consulting Ltd. in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong React/TypeScript frontend skills and Java backend experience.

The role is a hands-on senior contract, owning complex integration flows, shaping team processes, and establishing robust engineering foundations. You will work on backend services with Java (Spring Boot) on Kubernetes with CI/CD and craft compelling frontend artifacts with React and TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Strong Senior software engineer with Java backend and React frontend skills.
• Proficient in Java, Spring, Boot; strong Java backend experience.
• Excellent JavaScript/React/TypeScript proficiency.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native development (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
• Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and APIs in Java (Spring Boot) on Kubernetes with CI/CD.
• Design and build frontend artifacts with React and TypeScript.
• Own end-to-end connectivity flows across services.
• Build reusable connectors and tooling to streamline onboarding.
• Lead design discussions, write clear design documents, and review code across the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

TypeScript

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Kafka / messaging

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Contract Senior Software Engineer - React/Typescript/Java - Manchester - 6 months £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Senior Software Engineer, with strong frontend skills, with React and Typescript, and strong backend skills with Java, is required by a leading ecommerce company based in Manchester.

This is a hands on senior contract role. You'll own complex integration flows, define how a new team works, and put proper engineering foundations in place

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building backend services and APIs in Java (Spring Boot or similar), on Kubernetes with CI/CD
• Designing and building compelling and attractive frontend artifacts with React and Tyepscript
• Owning end-to-end connectivity flows
• Building reusable connectors and tooling to make onboarding cheaper and faster
• Leading design discussions, writing clear design docs, and reviewing code across the team

Required skills and experience

• Strong Senior software engineer experience
• Excellent skills with Java, Spring, Boot
• Excellent skills with Javascript, React, Tyepscript
• Strong distributed systems experience
• Cloud-native development (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD; AWS or similar)
• Kafka/message queues/event-driven architecture
• Strong communication skills

This is a contract role offering a daily rate between £550 - £600 per day (Inside IR35) for an initial 6 months with potential to extend