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Junior Software Developer

Junior Software Developer

Hybrid

Kidderminster, United kingdom

£ 38,000 /year

Junior

Full Time

09-01-2026

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Skills

Java JavaScript PostgreSQL GraphQL Docker react Agile Spring Hibernate Spring Boot

Job Specifications

Junior Java / Full-Stack Software Developer - Java/React

Kiddiminster - 2-3x a week in the office

£35,000–£38,000 DoE

A growing UK software company is hiring a Junior Java / Full-Stack Developer to join its product engineering team working on a modern, web-based ERP platform used by customers every day.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with around 12+ months commercial experience who wants to develop strong full-stack skills, work on real product features, and progress quickly within a supportive, long-term team.

The Role

You’ll work on end-to-end product features, contributing across backend and frontend while being supported by experienced Tech Leads and senior engineers.

What You’ll Be Doing

Building new product features from design through to release
Developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot
Creating responsive user interfaces with React
Working with PostgreSQL, Hibernate and GraphQL
Deploying via Docker containers (cloud-hosted customers)
Collaborating with Product and QA in agile sprints
Learning best practices in testing, performance and clean code

What We’re Looking For

Either 1 year+ commercial experience relevant educational experience
Good knowledge of Java and modern JavaScript
Some experience with React or similar frontend frameworks
Keen to learn, take ownership and grow as a developer

(Open to candidates from other tech stacks who can transition to Java/React)

Why Apply

Strong mentoring and clear progression paths
Full feature ownership — not just small bug fixes
Long-term product with stable growth
Friendly, local team with low turnover
Hybrid working and real work-life balance

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays
Private medical after 6 months
Reward schemes and additional benefits
Hybrid working
Career development support
Plus more

About the Company

We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams. From senior appointments through to recruitment and project solutions, we are experts in the tech sector. Established in 1988, we have helped over half the world’s leading companies recruit, retain, source and manage the highly skilled tech talent they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive, global and technology driven world. With over 3.300 staff in more than 49 offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the U.S and Canada, we have built a rep... Know more