Experienced Java Engineer

The Opportunity

Gig Grafter is a founder-led scaleup providing a SaaS Workforce Management platform to SMEs in retail, hospitality, leisure and manufacturing.

You'll be joining a small but highly capable distributed team, working directly with the technical founder, front-end and back-end developers, and a devops/technical architect. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who still wants to write and review code but who also wants to take greater ownership of delivery end-to-end, from backlog analysis to release, and learn more about AWS, Dev Ops, and environment management along the way.

• Build backend systems in Java (Spring Boot).
• Lead code reviews, champion quality and security.
• Ship high quality features with fast feedback loops.
• Own full lifecycle: backlog, implementation, testing, release.
• Partner with the founder on sprint planning and release management.
• Oversee and improve CI/CD processes (AWS Code Pipeline).
• Support AWS production environments (ECS, S3, RDS).
• Collaborate with the Dev Ops engineer and gradually own key infrastructure components.
• Shape technical direction and architecture.
• Mentor engineers as the team scales.
• Explore AI/ML to enhance the product and internal workflows.
• Professional software development experience (typically 3+ years) but open to exceptional candidates with less.
• Proven expertise in Java/Spring Boot.
• Experience with React and React Native is desirable.
• Full lifecycle experience: requirements to production.
• AWS cloud services knowledge (or eagerness to learn).
• Container experience (Docker, ECS/Fargate) preferred.
• Security-first mindset (ISO 27001, OWASP, least-privilege).
• Experience collaborating with distributed teams.
• Pragmatic approach balancing quality with delivery.

• Hands-on with ownership:
  Write code while gradually taking control of delivery and environments.
• Learn and lead:
  Gain deep exposure to AWS, CI/CD, and Dev Ops with mentorship from the founder and technical architect.
• Startup impact:
  Join a small team and have real influence. Your code will ship fast and be used by real customers.
• Hybrid flexibility:
  Work from Portadown with remote flexibility.
• Clear progression:
  Grow into a technical leadership role as the company expands.

• Salary £45k £55k (depending on experience and impact).
• 35 days annual leave (Including Public Holidays).
• Performance related bonus
• Private health insurance

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Java Engineer