Full-Stack Engineer – Manchester

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Full-Stack Engineer to join a dynamic engineering team based in Manchester. In this role, you will drive key technical initiatives, building and enhancing scalable enterprise applications that align with organizational goals of innovation and operational excellence.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Full-Stack Engineer to join a dynamic engineering team based in Manchester. In this role, you will drive key technical initiatives, building and enhancing scalable enterprise applications that align with organizational goals of innovation and operational excellence. You will contribute to the seamless integration of complex, high-performance systems and help shape the technological roadmap of the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Delivery: Lead the design, development, and delivery of robust technology services by utilizing industry best practices and cutting-edge technologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new features that enhance user experience and system performance.
• Technical Leadership: Conduct code reviews, establish high engineering standards, and provide technical mentorship to junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure high-quality, performant code through comprehensive automated testing, robust debugging, and reliable deployment pipelines.
• Architecture Strategy: Participate in high-level architecture discussions and contribute to the strategic direction of enterprise technology solutions.
• Innovation: Stay updated with emerging industry trends and integrate new technologies to advance the department's engineering capabilities and time-to-market.

What We Are Looking For

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical work experience), coupled with significant senior-level experience.
• Technical Expertise:
• Proficiency across multiple programming languages and frameworks, demonstrating strong expertise in both front-end and back-end development.
• Hands-on experience building resilient enterprise applications using a Java technical stack (APIs and microservices), integrating with SQL databases, Snowflake, MQ, and Kafka messaging.
• Familiarity with legacy .Net technical stacks is advantageous.
• Strong foundation in test coverage, automation tools, and CI/CD pipeline deployments.
• Methodology: Experience working within agile squads or POD structures (Scaled Agile Framework / SAFe experience is strongly preferred).
• Competencies: Exceptional problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and outstanding communication and collaboration abilities essential for working across distributed global teams.

This opportunity is hybrid in Manchester city centre and applications must have right to work in the UK.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates