Senior Java Software Engineer

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension and healthcare

Regular socials and company events

Career Coach and technical guilds

Job summary

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™ is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our government-focused consultancy. This role is remote-first with occasional on-site visits, and you’ll own significant parts of the design, development and delivery of complex software across the full lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, influence technical decisions and collaborate with clients to deliver practical, high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• CI/CD experience with GitLab or similar.
• Strong understanding of software design, development and testing.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle.
• Mentoring engineers or owning technical work is beneficial.
• Consultancy experience beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development across the full software lifecycle.
• Influence technical decisions and mentor engineers.
• Work directly with clients and delivery teams.
• Pursue ownership with hands-on engineering.

Skills

Mentoring

Ownership

Full lifecycle

Flexible working

Tools

AWS

Azure

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack Java

• Location: Remote first + typically 2 days a month onsite in client locations
• Clearance: SC clearable (you must be a British citizen and have lived permanently in the UK for the last 5 years)

The opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a growing consultancy delivering complex, mission-critical software across Central Government.

You’ll be joining an Agile engineering team building bespoke software solutions from the ground up, working on projects that have a genuine real-world impact. This is a hands-on role where you’ll have the opportunity to work across the full software lifecycle - from requirements and design through to development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.

You’ll also have the opportunity to influence technical decisions, mentor other engineers and work directly with clients, making this a strong next step for an experienced developer looking for more ownership without moving away from hands-on engineering.

What we’re looking for

• Experience working with AWS and/or Azure
• CI/CD experience with tools such as GitLab
• Good understanding of software design, development and testing
• Comfortable working across the full software development lifecycle
• Experience mentoring engineers or taking ownership of technical work is beneficial
• Consultancy experience beneficial but not essential
• Flexible working hours and remote-first working
• Dedicated Career Coach and technical guilds
• Matched pension and healthcare
• Regular socials and company events
• Clear opportunities to progress into Technical Lead and wider leadership roles

A great opportunity for a Senior Engineer looking for interesting technical challenges, modern full-stack development and more ownership over the software they build.