Senior Developer in Leeds

Division: Data Technology and Innovation

Department: Digital Delivery Hub

Salary: Leeds ranging from £65,000 to £80,000

This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory

Office Location: Leeds only

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services. The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency. Sitting within DTI, the Digital Delivery Hub digitally transforms the FCA's regulatory services to efficiently meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Role responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality digital solutions by guiding development activity, mentoring colleagues and strengthening team capability to achieve successful outcomes.
• Take ownership of technical incidents, support issues and defect resolution to ensure reliable services and minimise disruption for users.
• Deliver development artefacts aligned to product requirements, enabling the creation of scalable and effective digital products that meet business needs.
• Champion engineering best practice by leading initiatives that enhance ways of working and contribute to a growing community of practice across the organisation.
• Influence wider engineering strategy by sharing technical insight and identifying opportunities to improve development standards and delivery capability.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by promoting agile ways of working, collaboration and ongoing professional development across the team.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of digital delivery, contributing to high-profile projects that support organisational objectives and improve outcomes for consumers.
• Build technical and regulatory expertise while benefiting from flexible working, a supportive environment and an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and innovation.

Skills required

• Minimum: Experience as a Senior Developer including a solid understanding of software engineering principles and their application.
• Experience of Cloud Native development; ideally on AWS.
• High level of experience in either Java/C# and React/Angular.
• Essential: Degree-level qualification in Computing, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience gained within software engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of development automation, using tools and practices that improve efficiency, quality and software delivery outcomes.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to engage confidently within multidisciplinary teams and with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers and analysts to deliver high-quality solutions aligned to user and business needs.
• Commitment to software engineering best practice, producing high-quality code that is coherent, loosely coupled, maintainable, well-documented and fully testable.
• Ability to evaluate, select and apply innovative development approaches, adapting practices and frameworks to meet technical and delivery requirements.
• Experience working within agile environments, alongside Solution and Technical Architects, with an understanding of system architecture, implementation trade-offs and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors).
• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary.
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support. We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

Advert closing: 29th July at 11:59pm. CV shortlist: 31st July. Interviews: from 6th August. This position is based in our Leeds office and applicants must be able to work from this location. Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.