Java Developer

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK

Listing for: hedgehog lab

Full Time, Contract, Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-02-15

Job specializations:

Software Development
Java Developer, Software Engineer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR

Position: Java Developer - Contract
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Job title: Java Developer

Type: Full-time, Contract (Outside IR35)

Location: UK with flexible options for home-based, office-based, or hybrid working.

Start date: ASAP (interviews likely next week)

What You’ll Be Working On

You’ll be embedded in an established delivery team, helping expand and strengthen an existing project for a client in the financial services / real estate sector.

Your focus will be on building and integrating agent-based systems into the client’s wider technical ecosystem, ensuring they can interact reliably with business systems and data platforms.

Responsibilities

Designing and building services using Java and Spring
Developing integration layers across business-critical platforms
Working with Kafka for event-driven architecture and messaging
Building and consuming REST APIs
Supporting database-backed services with performance and scalability in mind

Required experience

Java & Spring
Databases
Kafka
REST APIs

Who are hedgehog lab?

hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. Based in Northern England, we help global brands craft better digital experiences through technical excellence and human-first collaboration.

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