Senior Fullstack Engineer (Kotlin/Java, React/TypeScript)

Zühlke Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Zühlke Group in Manchester is seeking a Senior Fullstack Developer to build and operate business-critical digital services. This backend-led role uses Kotlin or modern Java (Java 17+), JVM ecosystem, and APIs, with React and TypeScript on the frontend.

You may explore AI-augmented engineering tools to enhance software delivery, while ensuring correctness and security. Work closely with product managers and engineers to turn requirements into production-ready solutions, across the full delivery

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing server-side applications with Kotlin or modern Java, ideally Java 17 or later.
• Good knowledge of the JVM ecosystem and common backend development practices.
• Experience designing, building and operating APIs and distributed services.
• Understanding of service reliability, maintainability, performance and security.
• Proven experience writing effective automated tests.
• Practical experience with relational databases.
• Experience with modern frontend development, ideally using React and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Deliver valuable, production-ready features with the squad.
• Build services and APIs that are reliable, reusable and easy for others to consume.
• Improve the reliability, performance and operability of the services you work on.
• Use emerging engineering tools thoughtfully and responsibly where they add value.
• Contribute constructively to technical decisions, API standards and code reviews.
• Help the team release software safely and efficiently; and
• Support a culture of learning, collaboration and shared responsibility.

Skills

Kotlin/Java backend

API design

Distributed services

CI/CD

Agile teamwork

Automated tests

Relational databases

React/TypeScript

AI curiosity

Tools

Spring Boot

Quarkus

Micronaut

Ktor

Job description

Zühlke Group in Manchester is seeking a Senior Fullstack Developer to build and operate business-critical digital services. This backend-led role uses Kotlin or modern Java (Java 17+), JVM ecosystem, and APIs, with React and TypeScript on the frontend.

You may explore AI-augmented engineering tools to enhance software delivery, while ensuring correctness and security. Work closely with product managers and engineers to turn requirements into production-ready solutions, across the full delivery