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Backend Software Engineer

Harvey NashGlasgow, Scotland🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 8 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful projects within the public sector, leveraging your expertise in Java and microservices development. You'll thrive here if you're a mid-senior engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building secure, efficient applications, with a competitive day rate of circa £480. Embrace this chance to enhance your skills, collaborate with diverse teams, and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work environment.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Back End Software Engineer - 6 months - Glasgow - Outside IR35

Day rate - Circa 480

Harvey Nash's public sector client are currently looking to recruit a Back-End Software Engineer to join their team based Glasgow/Remote for an initial 6-month period.

Main Duties:

  • Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource
  • Develop new features in a secure way in line with industry best-practices
  • Provide production support and support on fixing application issues
  • Identifying production and non-production application defects
  • Train and knowledge share with colleagues
  • Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction
  • Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced
  • Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks

Essential Skills:

  • Technology knowledge - Demonstrable experience in the minimum of 4 Of the below:
    • Particular working experience with Java 8+
    • Experience in using Spring/Spring Boot frameworks
    • Experience in designing and developing RESTful microservices
    • Experience writing unit and integration tests
    • Experience with CI/CD, including build tools (Jenkins, Groovy/Gradle, Maven, etc)
    • Experience with AWS, Docker containers & associated tooling

  • General knowledge - Demonstrable Experience in a minimum of three of the below practices and design patterns:
    • Server-side and front-end coding
    • Programming Best Practices (i.e. Clean Code, SOLID, etc.)
    • Are familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles
    • Experience of microservice design patterns

  • Demonstrable Experience in a minimum of 3 of these bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical
    • Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all
    • Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders
    • Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Proficiency in both Java (particular in Sprint Boot) and JS would be advantageous
  • Knowledge of multiple JS frameworks and tools (e.g. React, Angular, Vue, NodeJS, Redux, Typescript, Webpack, Jest)
  • Working experience with MySQL compatible DBs (MySQL, RDS, Aurora, MariaDB)
  • Experience with Docker/Bash/Shell Scripting

This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.



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Docker
MariaDB
Microservices
MySQL
Shell
Spring
Spring Boot
AWS
Angular
Bash
Groovy
Java
Jenkins
Jest
React
Redux
TypeScript
Vue
Webpack

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