Freelance Full Stack Software Engineer

Brookwood Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookwood Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer in Manchester to build customer-facing conversational and search experiences for travel options. You will work across micro frontends, BFFs and Java web services on an AWS stack, applying AI Agents within an Agile delivery framework. Expect ownership of quality from design to delivery.

You’ll collaborate with engineers across locations, write tests, and contribute to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Production web applications (frontend + backend) experience.
• Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript with React or Vue.js.
• Backend: Java-based services and APIs (REST/GraphQL).
• Experience deploying features using AI Agents.
• AWS experience including CloudFormation.
• Fluent English and Agile collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end features across web and app platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers across locations to ship high-impact features.
• Shape intents and acceptance criteria for AI agents and guide implementation.
• Write unit and integration tests across the stack.
• Participate in an Agile delivery framework and drive quality.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Vue.js

HTML/CSS

Java

REST

GraphQL

AI Agents

AWS

CloudFormation

unit testing

integration testing

SQL/NoSQL

Git

Agile

English communication

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Full Stack Software Engineer (Conversational Search & Agentic AI)

Join a multidisciplinary engineering team building customer-facing conversational and search experiences that help people discover the right travel options more naturally and effectively. Based in Manchester (Connected Trip Search within the Marketplace Business Unit), you’ll work alongside engineers and partners across multiple locations to deliver high-impact features across web and app platforms.

This is a Full-stack role spanning micro frontends (MFE), backend-for-frontend (BFF), and Java web services, deployed on a tailored AWS stack. A key element of the work is using AI Agents within an Agile delivery framework—shaping clear intents and acceptance criteria, guiding agent-generated implementation where needed, and taking end-to-end ownership of quality through review, testing, and delivery.

Required Skills

• Full-stack engineering experience delivering production web applications (frontend + backend)
• Frontend: Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills plus experience with modern frameworks (e.g., React or Vue.js), and solid HTML/CSS
• Backend: Experience building services and APIs using Java (or Java-derived frameworks) and consuming/exposing APIs (REST or GraphQL)
• Agentic AI delivery: Direct, hands-on experience deploying features using AI Agents and integrating AI capabilities into user-facing experiences
• AWS proficiency: Experience delivering code on AWS, including build/deploy tooling (e.g., CloudFormation)
• Testing: Ability to write unit and integration tests across the stack
• Databases: Basic understanding of SQL or NoSQL and data modelling fundamentals
• Version control: Proficiency with Git
• Communication: Fluent English with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Ways of working: Comfortable collaborating in Agile teams, owning delivery, and contributing to continuous improvement

Nice to Have Skills

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to monitoring and reliability practices (e.g., SLIs/SLOs), scalability, and fault tolerance
• Experience with data-informed product development, analytics, or A/B testing
• Interest or background in user engagement, recommendation systems, or push notification infrastructure
• Experience working on products with a large, global user base

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of hands-on professional experience in full-stack, frontend, or backend web development

Other Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a multi-team environment and deliver to agreed timelines with a strong focus on quality and maintainability