Contract Java Engineer
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 21 October 2026.
About the role
We are recruiting for a Contract Senior Java / Kotlin Engineer.
On-site: 2 dpw in Leeds
Key skills: strong experience in Java or Kotlin (back-end), and comfortable with TDD (test-driven development).
Start date: ASAP
Who We Are:
AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014.
We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. We do this through our regional offices (or ‘Clubs’) building strong relationships with our partners, so that they are always prioritised by a team within close proximity.
This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years.
Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to close the world’s digital skills gap.
The role:
- Work embedded in a cross-functional team with software developers, technical product owners and testers all working together towards common goals to develop JVM applications using Test Driven Development and Pair Programming
- Drive the design and implementation of our systems, knowing the context and why we are implementing what we are implementing, whilst always looking to improve our systems and ways of working
- Mentor and coach other members of the department
- Extensive knowledge of Java or Kotlin programming languages (5 years+)
- In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in a cross-functional, agile development team
- 3+ years practical experience in test driven development and an interest in pair programming
Equal Opportunities Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. We consider all flexible working arrangements, subject to the requirements of the role. Where reasonable adjustments are needed, we will strive to make changes to accommodate them.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Kotlin
Rare in AND Digital's other 34 open postings.
Standard for backend roles
Java
Common in backend postings at any company.
Compared with AND Digital's other open jobs.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 14 open in Engineering. 10 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in August: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
AWS (10 of 14), Java (6 of 14), CI/CD (5 of 14), Microservices (5 of 14), Agile (4 of 14), Spring (4 of 14), SQL (4 of 14)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Java Developer (8 month FTC) posted Oct 21
- Platform Security & Compliance Lead (Contract) posted Oct 21
- QA Engineer (SDET) - 8 Month FTC posted Oct 21
- Full Stack Engineer (8 Month FTC) posted Oct 20
- Java Developer (8 Month FTC) posted Oct 19
- Senior DevOps Engineer (8 Month FTC) posted Oct 19
- Data Architect (8 Month FTC) posted Oct 16
- Solution Architect (8 Month FTC) posted Oct 16
- Senior Engineering Manager - 12 Month FTC posted Oct 13
- Java Developer - 6 Month FTC posted Sep 22
- Data Scientist (Contract) posted Sep 14
- Senior Platform Engineer (3 Month FTC) posted Aug 27
- Principal Platform Engineer (12 Month FTC) posted Aug 17
From the team and dates on AND Digital's own job board.
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