Jagex

Full Stack Engineer – Core Tech

Jagex

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cambridge • United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

AWSCloudJavaJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Contribute across the full Software Development Lifecycle, delivering secure-by-design code supported by automated testing, peer review, documentation and deployment.
  • Build and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot within a microservices architecture.
  • Develop frontend applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks such as React, Next and Node.
  • Design and integrate RESTful APIs and publish-subscribe messaging systems.
  • Ensure services are monitored, scalable, highly available and performant.
  • Maintain and support production systems, including participation in an on-call rotation.
  • Contribute to system improvements, performance optimisation and architectural enhancements.
  • Evaluate and implement off-the-shelf and in-house technical solutions where appropriate.

Requirements

  • Experience delivering web applications or contributing to established software systems in production environments.
  • Strong backend development experience in Java, including frameworks such as Spring Boot.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React, Next or Node.
  • Experience building and integrating RESTful services within microservices architectures.
  • Familiarity with AWS cloud services and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform.
  • Strong debugging, profiling and performance optimisation capability across full stack systems.
Benefits
  • Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
  • Discretionary annual performance bonus.
  • Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaSpring BootJavaScriptTypeScriptReactNextNodeRESTful APIsmicroservices architectureperformance optimisation
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationdebuggingpeer review