Senior Software Developer

We have an extremely large range of tech and tools used in the Home Office, below are some of the main things we use:   

• Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power platform 
• Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular  
• Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Mongodb, Apache Cassandra  
• DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform  

🚀 What we offer 🚀

We know that great software requires great coding practices. Here are some key practices which we insist upon across our teams that allow us to release with speed and quality.

• Agile principles

• Test-driven development with a focus on automation

• Continuous integration and continuous delivery

• Review code via pull requests

• Pairing smartly

• Infrastructure as code.

Who we're looking for

As a Senior Developer you’ll take ownership over the products, features and services your team looks after, being curious at heart with a desire to make things better. You’ll prioritise the focus on being one team with a passion for nurturing, coaching and sharing your knowledge with others whilst ensuring high quality code is delivered in line with project goals and delivery cycles and thrive using agile methods.

We are looking for a Senior Developer who has:

• confidence developing applications, passionate about making a difference and want to be involved throughout the product lifecycle, from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution, and shipping.
• Experience with java or C# or JavaScript (and frameworks such as Node or React) or those with a background using another modern programming language like PHP or python who have some understanding of our core tech stack
• Experience with databases and DB technology (RDBMS, NoSQL, etc.)
• Worked with an agile environment
• This link is to a short guide on YouTube to employee benefits:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHT1g1Ph0f0

• Full software delivery lifecycle experience
• Working practices such as test-driven development (focusing on automation), continuous integration and continuous delivery
• A cloud-based approach, selecting cloud components and defining infrastructure as code to integrate them (Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud, etc.)

💜 Some of the benefits our engineers love 💜

• one of the higher starting salaries across the Civil Service
• a Civil Service pension with employer contribution rates of between 26.6% and 30.3%, depending upon salary
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service
• flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing
• training and development opportunities tailored to your role
• an in-year bonus scheme
• a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

This link is to a short guide on YouTube to employee benefits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHT1g1Ph0f0