Java Full Stack Engineer

Aker Systems; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Aker Systems as a Full-Stack Engineer, where you'll leverage your expertise in React.js, Next.js, Java, and Python to build optimized applications. Collaborate in a cloud-native environment, ensuring high-quality service delivery while enjoying numerous employee benefits, including competitive salary and healthcare options.

Benefits

25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)

Company Paid Medical Insurance

Life Assurance (4x basic salary)

Pension scheme

Cycle Scheme

Tech Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in full-stack software development.
• Hands-on with Docker and AWS services, understanding microservices.
• Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize frontend applications integrating backend services.
• Collaborate with product teams for scalable software delivery.
• Take ownership of features from development to deployment.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

React.js

Docker

AWS

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Python

CI/CD tools

Job description

In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work.

We are looking for aFull-Stack Engineerwith expertise inReact.js, Next.js, and TypeScriptwho can also contribute to backend development usingJava (Spring Boot) or Python. In this role, you will be responsible for building and optimizing frontend applications while integrating and managing backend services in a cloud-native environment.

• Collaborate with product teams and architects to deliver scalable and reliable software.

• Work withDockerfor local development and deployment in cloud environments.

• Troubleshoot and optimize performance across frontend and backend components.

• Take ownership of features from development to deployment, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development.

• Strong proficiency inJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Yarn, and NPM

• Optimize UI/UX for responsiveness, accessibility, and performance

• Understanding of microservices, and event-based architecture.

• Hands-on experience withDockerand containerized development

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers likeKafka.

• Experience integrating with AWS services such asLambda,S3,DynamoDB,MSK, andAPI Gateway.

• Experience with backend development using Java (Spring Boot) or Python is preferred.

• Innovation: Interest in new technology and ability to work with early-stage ideas.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with frameworks likeNextJS, VueJS, Angular, React, or similar

• Familiarity withserver-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG)in Next.js

• Experience withtesting frameworkslike Jest, Cypress, or React Testing Library.

• Experience with authentication strategies usingOAuth, JWT, or Cognito

• Familiarity with Apache Spark/Flink for real-time data processing is an advantage.

• Hands-on experience withCI/CD tools

• Commercial awareness and knowledge of public sector.

• Excellent communicator, able to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

Aker Systems Attributes

At Aker we work as a team, we are collaborative, hardworking, open, and delivery obsessed. There is no blame culture here: try things, and take responsibility for the outcomes. You are always part of the wider Aker. We help out our colleagues and take pride in successfully achieving difficult tasks. We run towards problems and help solve them. Communicate always, do so accurately and in a timely fashion.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), Company Paid Medical Insurance, Life Assurance (4x times basic salary), Pension scheme, Perks at Work, Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme and Season Ticket Loan. Plus, a list of voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Critical illness cover and Virtual GP.