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Cpl Life Sciences

Full Stack Engineer (Java)

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 350 /day

Freelance

19-01-2026

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Skills

Java DevOps Architecture Agile Spring Spring Boot Microservices

Job Specifications

Full Stack Engineer (Java)

Contract | 12 Months

Rate: £350 per day

Location: London / Hybrid

Client & Project

Global financial services leader, providing innovative solutions to consumers, small businesses, and many of the world’s largest corporate, institutional, and government clients. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to complex, enterprise-scale systems within a highly collaborative engineering environment.

Role Overview

As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of system features, spanning user experience, backend services, and integration layers. You will operate as a technical subject matter expert, influencing design decisions, collaborating across teams, and contributing to the delivery of scalable, high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver end-to-end software features, from front-end through to backend services
Build scalable, efficient, and secure solutions that meet client and regulatory requirements
Act as a technical SME, contributing to team and cross-team design and architectural decisions
Collaborate with product owners, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver new features
Participate in and lead code reviews, ensuring high standards of code quality and best practice
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise applications to ensure performance and reliability
Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve development efficiency and system quality

Required Skills & Experience

Essential

Advanced Java development experience (P3 level)
Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale applications

Desirable

Intermediate experience with Spring Boot
Working knowledge of Microservices Architecture
Experience working in Agile / DevOps environments

If you are interested please apply or send your CV to luke.sandilands@cpl.com

About the Company

At Cpl UK Life Sciences, we're experts at connecting talented professionals with the most ambitious companies in the industry. With excellent local knowledge of markets across the UK, Switzerland, and the USA, you can trust us to help with all your life science recruitment. We cover: - UK - Switzerland + Europe - USA From big pharma, CROs to small biotech start ups, we can deliver the total talent solutions you need. - Permanent - Contract/temporary - FSP - Embedded (multi-hire) -Executive Search Our team has an acut... Know more