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Engineering · Multiple locations

Java Developer - Contract

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Job title: Java Developer
Type: Full-time, Contract (Outside IR35)
Location: UK with flexible options for home-based, office-based, or hybrid working.
Start date: ASAP (interviews likely next week)

What you’ll be working on

You’ll be embedded in an established delivery team, helping expand and strengthen an existing project for a client in the financial services / real estate sector.

Your focus will be on building and integrating agent-based systems into the client’s wider technical ecosystem, ensuring they can interact reliably with business systems and data platforms.


Responsibilities:
• Designing and building services using Java and Spring
• Developing integration layers across business-critical platforms
• Working with Kafka for event-driven architecture and messaging
• Building and consuming REST APIs
• Supporting database-backed services with performance and scalability in mind


Required experience:
• Java & Spring
• Databases
• Kafka
• REST APIs


Who are hedgehog lab?

hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. Based in Northern England, we help global brands craft better digital experiences through technical excellence and human-first collaboration.


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Department
Engineering
Role
Java Developer
Locations
Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester
Employment type
Contract
Remote status
Fully flexible! No expectation to come to the office but you're also free to use the office when you fancy!!
Engineering · Multiple locations

Java Developer - Contract

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