Full Stack Engineer (Java)

Full-Stack Engineer (Java / AWS / Angular) – UK

Valcon is a north-western European consulting, technology, and data company with offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Croatia. We are private-equity backed and one of the fastest-growing consultancies in Europe, bringing together some of the most exciting technology and consulting teams.

We are looking for self-motivated, logical, and intellectually curious Full-Stack Software Engineers to join our expanding Software Engineering capability in the UK. This is an opportunity to help shape the technical landscape while delivering a variety of challenging projects.

As a Full-Stack Engineer at Valcon, you will work in small, multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and implement innovative software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Java backend services and APIs.
• Build front-end applications using Angular for modern, responsive user interfaces.
• Develop cloud-native solutions on AWS, including services like Lambda, Fargate, Cognito, and RDS (Postgres).
• Own features end-to-end, collaborating closely with clients and project teams.
• Contribute to technical decisions, architecture discussions, and code quality practices.

Experience & Skills

• Strong experience in Java backend development (Spring Boot or equivalent).
• Experience with AWS cloud services (Lambda, Fargate, RDS, Cognito).
• Experience with Angular (or similar modern front-end frameworks).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, version control (Git), and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Customer-focused with strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic project environment and managing change effectively.

About You

• Takes ownership and initiative, with a positive and proactive approach.
• Calm and decisive under pressure, able to balance delivery with long-term technical quality.
• Enjoys learning new technologies and contributing to a growing technical community.

What We Offer

• Hands-on, impactful work across varied projects and clients.
• Clear career progression, with opportunities to broaden responsibility and influence technical direction.
• Collaborative, informal culture with flat hierarchy and strong emphasis on skill-sharing.
• Exposure to cutting-edge cloud and software technologies while staying close to the code.