Technical Engineer, Full Stack Java

Clarify Consultancy Ltd; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Two office days/week

Job summary

Clarify Consultancy Ltd. is seeking a skilled Full Stack Java Engineer to support a national technology client and contribute to a scalable software platform.

You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative team and engage in architecture discussions, design workshops and peer code reviews. The ideal candidate has strong Java Spring experience with microservices and event-driven systems using Kafka, plus hands-on work with Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB and modern observability tooling.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java Spring and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in modern tooling and observability.
• Strong front-end development skills with React.
• Ability to contribute to architecture discussions and design sessions.
• Experience delivering production-grade code with tests.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to solution architecture with senior engineers and Head Architect.
• Create and present technical approaches and proposed solutions.
• Produce high-level documentation for technical implementations.
• Participate in design sessions, workshops and code reviews.
• Write high-quality, well-tested production code and refactor legacy components.
• Apply design patterns and coding standards.
• Contribute to user story creation, acceptance criteria, estimation and testing.
• Engage in agile ceremonies: planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to platform and business needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues, sharing knowledge and building team capability.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Microservices

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

MongoDB

Frontend dev

Design patterns

Domain-Driven Design

React

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

MongoDB

React

Job description

Job Description

Our client, a national technology company, is seeking a skilled Full Stack Java Engineer to support high-quality engineering across a modern, scalable software platform. This role sits within a fast-paced, collaborative environment and offers strong exposure to architecture, modern tooling and complex technical challenges.

Key technical duties to include:

Contribute to solution architecture in partnership with senior engineers and the Head Architect

Support the creation and presentation of technical approaches and proposed solutions

Produce clear, high-level documentation for agreed technical implementations

Participate in solution design sessions, design workshops and peer code reviews

Write high-quality, well-tested production code and assist with refactoring legacy components

Apply best-practice development techniques, including design patterns and coding standards

Contribute to user story creation, acceptance criteria, estimation and testing

Fully engage in agile ceremonies: planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives

Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to the platform and business needs

Support and collaborate with colleagues, sharing knowledge and contributing to team capability

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Java Spring, microservices architecture and event-driven systems using Kafka. You will demonstrate the ability to build robust, scalable and highly available solutions, with hands-on experience across Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB and modern observability tooling.

A solid grounding in design patterns, Domain-Driven Design and front-end developmentideally Reactis important, along with the ability to produce production-quality code with solid test coverage. Strong communication skills, proactive ownership, transparency and a solution-focused mindset are essential in this high-tempo, collaborative engineering culture.

The company provides a competitive salary and a fast-paced, supportive engineering environment built on psychological safety, open communication and technical excellence. Youll work with modern technologies, gain exposure to complex architectural challenges and have opportunities to grow your technical capability.

The organisation promotes continuous learning, mentoring opportunities and professional development, giving engineers the space to innovate, share knowledge and contribute to high-impact, scalable systems. This role also offers hybrid working flexibility, with two office days per week.

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