Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Public Sector Impact (Hybrid)

Austin Elliot Consultancy; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Group Income Protection

28 days holiday

Pension contributions

Car scheme available

Hybrid and flexible working

Social events

Annual training budget

Long-service benefits

Job summary

Austin Elliot Consultancy is recruiting a full-stack developer to join a team delivering digital transformation for the public sector. You will work across backend and frontend components, build scalable services, and contribute to automated testing and DevOps practices.

We welcome developers with strong OO/Java skills alongside modern frontend experience (React, Vue or Angular) and a willingness to work across technologies in Agile teams. Hybrid working and ongoing training are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience developing frontend and backend components of web applications.
• Experience with a frontend framework such as React, Vue or Angular.
• Experience of automated unit, integration, or end-to-end testing.
• An understanding of version control, code reviews, and secure development practices.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining backend services and REST APIs.
• Working across frontend and backend components to deliver complete, integrated solutions.
• Designing and maintaining automated tests using JUnit and tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Cucumber.
• Working within Agile teams across planning, estimation, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices and containerised applications.
• Troubleshooting defects, performance issues and operational incidents.
• Contributing to technical documentation, engineering standards, and continuous improvement.
• Depending on your experience, supporting technical decision-making, and mentoring junior developers.

Skills

Frontend & Backend

React/Vue/Angular

Automated testing

Agile delivery

Problem solving

Communication & collaboration

Cloud/native development

Tools

MongoDB

GitLab

CI/CD

Docker

AWS

Microservices

Job description

Austin Elliot Consultancy is recruiting a full-stack developer to join a team delivering digital transformation for the public sector. You will work across backend and frontend components, build scalable services, and contribute to automated testing and DevOps practices.

We welcome developers with strong OO/Java skills alongside modern frontend experience (React, Vue or Angular) and a willingness to work across technologies in Agile teams. Hybrid working and ongoing training are offered.