Junior Software Engineer - #2115446

Junior Full Stack Developer (Next.js / React) - up to £70k, London

The Overview
Our client is a leading IT organisation, recognised for its innovative approach and strong reputation in the industry. They're mid-way through a major digital transformation, and this is a great opportunity to join a growing engineering team and help shape modern, cloud-native platforms from the ground up.

The Role
This is a full stack position with a backend lean - you'll be working across the stack in Next.js and React, but spending more time on the APIs, databases, and backend services that power everything behind the scenes.

You'll be:

• Building and maintaining features across the stack, with a focus on backend logic and APIs
• Working closely with senior engineers to turn requirements into shipped features
• Building and maintaining RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs and backend services
• Helping keep applications performant, secure, and accessible
• Getting stuck into code reviews as part of a collaborative team

What You'll Bring

• 2-4 years' professional software development experience
• Solid experience with Next.js, React, and TypeScript
• Comfortable across the full stack, with a backend leaning
• Experience building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Understanding of SSR/SSG
• SQL and/or NoSQL database experience
• Some cloud exposure (AWS preferred) and Docker
• Solid grasp of web fundamentals (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP)

Nice to have: Go/C# backend experience, microservices, Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, OAuth/JWT/SSO.

The Details
London - 1-2 days per week on-site
Up to £70,000, dependent on experience
Join a business investing heavily in its engineering culture and platform

Sound like you? Drop me a message or send your CV over - I'd love to have a chat!