Full-stack developer

Sanderson Government & Defence; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology recruitment service provider in the UK seeks a Full-Stack Developer for a 6-month contract. The role involves developing and maintaining applications in a cloud environment and requires strong skills in Java, Typescript, and AWS. Ideal candidates will have experience in government/public sector projects and a collaborative mindset. This position is fully remote and offers a chance to impact health services significantly.

Benefits

Chance to work on high-impact projects

Supportive and inclusive culture

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in a government/public sector or regulated environment.
• Comfortable taking ownership and contributing to team planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable applications and APIs within a cloud environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD processes.
• Resolve live service issues ensuring high availability.

Skills

Frontend- Express/Casa/Nunjuks with Typescript

Backend- Java/Spring Boot with AWS integration

Data- MongoDB

Infrastructure- AWS with Terraform for IaC

Kubernetes

Agile and DevOps practices

Automated testing and maintainable code

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

IR35 Status: Inside

Role title: Full-Stack Developer

Rate: £400-405/d

Onsite requirement: Fully remote

Contract length: 6 months

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust, secure, and scalable applications and APIs within a modern cloud environment (primarily AWS).
• Collaborate closely with product managers, delivery managers, business analysts, user researchers, and other engineers.
• Contribute to the technical direction and architectural decisions within the team.
• Write clean, testable code following best practices in security, accessibility, and DevOps.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and continuous integration/deployment processes.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve live service issues, ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Work within GDS (Government Digital Service) standards, contributing to open-source where applicable.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Tech stack:
• Frontend- Express/Casa/Nunjuks with Typescript
• Backend- Java/Spring boot with some AWS integration's (SNS/SQS mostly)
• Data- MongoDB
• Infra- AWS with terraform for IaC
• Kubernetes
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative, team-first mindset.
• Experience in automated testing and writing maintainable code.
• Comfortable working in a government/public sector or regulated environment, or a willingness to adapt to such.
• You will be expected to take ownership of your work and contribute to team planning and delivery decisions.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of the DWP tech stack or previous work on government digital services.
• Exposure to accessibility standards, security best practices, and performance tuning.
• Understanding of event-driven architecture and asynchronous messaging.

What We Offer

• A chance to work on a high-impact project improving health services for millions.
• A supportive and inclusive culture to work in.
• Professional development and training opportunities.

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.