Java Full Stack Engineer - Manchester X2day Per Week Onsite

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Java Full Stack Engineer to join the Cars Content Experience team on an onsite, six-month contract. You will design and deliver features for content discovery, comparisons, and booking experiences.

The role requires 5+ years' professional software development, strong Node.js/TypeScript backend, and React/Angular/Vue frontend experience, with AWS production systems and a collaborative cross-functional approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with Node.js and TypeScript backend development and modern frontend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of complex Back End and Front End features related to content and user-generated feedback.
• Take full ownership from requirements and architecture to deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with product, design, data science and engineering teams to align on technical approaches.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Microservices

Frontend - React/Angular/Vue

Testing

Observability

Mentoring

Tools

React

Angular

Vue.js

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

Job description

Java Full stack engineer Manchester x2day per week onsite
Location: Manchester (Onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Hours: 37.5 hours/week
*Urgent 6-Month Contract - Role hiring now!*
This is a *Manchester* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Global Technology Client that is working on.designing and delivering features that enhance content discovery, comparison experiences.*

About the Role

Our client is looking for a Java Full stack engineer to join their Cars Content Experience (CCX) team. This team focuses on improving how user-generated content and ratings build trust and confidence throughout the car rental journey. You will help design and deliver features that enhance content discovery, comparison, and booking experiences.

What You'll Do

• Lead design and delivery of complex Back End and Front End features related to content and user-generated feedback
• Take full ownership of solutions-from requirements and architecture to deployment and maintenance
• Collaborate closely with product, design, data science, and engineering teams to align on technical approaches
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance with a strong focus on operational excellence
• Use data and experimentation to validate and improve features
• Act as a technical lead, guiding projects and mentoring engineers
• Promote best engineering practices including testing, observability, and documentation
• Work with other teams to deliver consistent experiences across platforms

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong hands-on skills with Node.js and TypeScript Back End development
• Experience designing, building, and operating AWS-based production systems (managed services, infrastructure-as-code, observability tools)
• Familiarity with microservices, event-driven architectures, and designing well-defined APIs
• Solid Front End development skills with React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals: testing, performance, security, maintainability
• Experience setting and upholding SLOs/KPIs and participating in architecture reviews
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical efforts
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly
• Experience with content, recommendations, search, or marketplace products is a plus

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - ALL applicants are welcome to apply.