Software Developer

Hackajob Ltd; Holbeck; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence in the United Kingdom seeks a skilled Software Engineer (full-stack Java) to join our enterprise delivery teams delivering high-quality solutions for government and law enforcement clients. You will work across Java, React, and related tech, ensuring pipelines and NFRs are met in a hybrid, UK-wide setting.

The role offers collaboration with diverse teams, opportunities to learn new tools, and career development across varied government projects with flexible

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack Java development experience in enterprise or gov projects.
• Proficient in Java, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, AWS, Ansible, REST, Docker.
• Experience delivering with agile teams and meeting NFRs.
• Eligible for security clearance.
• Hands-on with pipelines and non-functional requirements.

Responsibilities

• Join enterprise delivery teams and contribute to agile software delivery.
• Design and deliver high-quality software for government and law enforcement clients.
• Maintain pipelines and ensure non-functional requirements are met.
• Hands-on across full-stack Java development.
• Learn and adopt new tools and technologies as needed.
• Rotate to new projects as part of career development.

Skills

Java

Full-stack

Agile

Cloud

APIs

Tools

Docker

AWS

Ansible

ElasticSearch

Kafka

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

REST API

React

SQL

API gateways

JavaScript

Job description

Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a full-stack Java Software Engineer with strong hands‑on coding experience.
• We expect experience delivering solutions using industry best practice.
• We need experience with Java and related technologies.
• We are looking for someone proactive, driven, and committed to staying at the forefront of technical expertise.
• We expect experience working in enterprise delivery teams and delivering in an agile, effective way.
• We need experience ensuring strong pipelines, meeting NFRs, and delivering high-quality software.
• Technical experience with Java, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, AWS, Ansible, REST, Docker, API gateways, JavaScript, MongoDB, and SQL is required.
• The successful candidate must be eligible to undergo security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• We will expect you to join our enterprise delivery teams and contribute to agile software delivery.
• We want you to design and deliver high-quality software solutions for our government and law enforcement clients.
• We need you to help maintain strong pipelines and ensure non-functional requirements are met.
• We expect you to work hands‑on across full-stack Java development.
• We will support you in learning new tools and technologies, and in some cases you may help us adopt them.
• We encourage you to rotate onto new projects and explore new areas of expertise as part of your career development.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• Ansible
• Docker
• ElasticSearch
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kafka
• MongoDB
• PostgreSQL
• REST
• React
• SQL
• Security
• Cloud

More:

We are BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts working collaboratively across 10 countries to help governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses unlock digital advantage in demanding environments. This role is for a Software Developer based in London or Leeds, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. We offer opportunities to work across varied government and law enforcement projects, develop your career, and join a diverse, innovative, and collaborative team. We embrace hybrid working to support flexibility, work-life balance, and well-being, and we are proud of our inclusive culture where people with different perspectives and backgrounds work together to achieve excellence. Our Government business unit has decades of experience in cyber defence and protecting critical networks, and you will play a role in defending our clients and the connected world.

last updated 40 week of 2026