Full stack / Front-end developer - Scala / Java

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is partnering with DeGruyter Brill to support the development of a Cloud Platform, starting with a senior team and scaling based on performance and fit for a full scrum team.

The successful candidate will cover frontend UI development from UX/UI designs, ensure responsive layouts and accessibility, and contribute to backend/frontend integration, including XML/XSLT handling and cloud automation. A strong focus on cross-stack collaboration and data presentation is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on frontend development experience building UIs from UX/UI designs with accessibility.
• Experience with modern cloud platforms and infrastructure automation.
• Proficiency in Scala, Java, or Kotlin; Scala preferred.
• Experience with MVC frameworks.
• AWS experience and cloud platform development.
• Terraform integration in GitLab CI/CD.
• Elastic Search/Open Search experience.
• Basic SQL skills.
• JavaScript/TypeScript experience.
• CSS knowledge for styling.
• Experience with responsive design and accessibility requirements.
• Experience developing responsive and accessible web applications.
• Understanding of XML structures and XSLT transformations.

Responsibilities

• Scope of Work for the project.
• AWS Cloud platform development support.
• Hands-on frontend development building UI from UX/UI designs with responsive layouts and accessibility.

Skills

Cloud development

Cloud platforms

Scala/Java/Kotlin

MVC frameworks

AWS

Terraform CI/CD

Elastic/OpenSearch

SQL basics

JavaScript/TypeScript

CSS

Responsive design

Accessibility

XML/XSLT

Full-stack understanding

Tools

Figma

Twirl template framework

Job description

Project description

DeGruyter Brill is considering DXC Luxoft as a potential partner to support the development of their Cloud Platform. The initial request is to start with a small senior team, with the plan to scale further based on delivery performance and collaboration fit to a full scrum team.

Responsibilities

• Scope of Work
• AWS Cloud platform development support
• The successful candidate needs to demonstrate hands-on frontend development experience, particularly in building user interfaces based on UX/UI designs, working with responsive layouts, and implementing accessibility requirements. We also noted the additional requirement for XML and XSLT knowledge.

SKILLS

Must have

• Skills & Experience Required
• Regular level cloud development experience
• Experience with modern cloud platforms and infrastructure automation
• Scala / Java or Kotlin (our application is in Scala but an engineer with either of the other two languages should be able to understand it)
• MVC frameworks
• AWS
• Terraform (integration in Gitlab CI/CD)
• Elastic Search / Open Search
• Basic SQL skills
• Front-end relevant experience:
• Javascript / Typescript
• CSS
• Experience with responsive design and accessibility requirements
• Experience developing responsive and accessible web applications
• Understanding of XML structures and XSLT transformationsMost important for us is someone who:- can comfortably work across both the backend stack and the frontend aspects of the Online Resources product portfolio, including search functionality, presentation of complex data, and user experience considerations- is able to understand concepts, not afraid to dig through log files, communicate clearly and is able to use common sense. We need someone who can understand a fully integrated systems and has analytical skills and the right mindset.

Nice to have

Figma tool experience.Twirl template framework