Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. Please click on the link for details. We’re recruiting for Lead Software Developers here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Legal Aid Agency (LAA) Digital team. This role aligns against Lead Developer from the Government Digital and Data Framework. We really want to hear from people who value making a difference and building user-centred services using modern tools and practices as part of a highly collaborative team. We strongly encourage empathetic approaches and cross functional working and are looking for people to help build on this culture of agility and openness. As an example, you could be helping teams that are: Building services to enhance an application for legal aid Developing services to process and review applications for legal aid caseworkers Providing access to court data Building services to provide access to historic applications Key Responsibilities In addition to hands‑on development, you will inspire, mentor, coach, manage and lead Software Developers within a business domain. You will focus on generating a culture of quality, maintaining balance between building sustainable well architected products and unlocking citizen value early. The areas of your responsibility for leadership will shift between people, architecture, development and product strategy, depending on context and need. You will have responsibility for one team, or two small related teams, and report to the Principal Developers. Technical Leadership Collaborate with Technical Architects and Product Managers to set product direction Collaborate with Technical Architects to help in the design of systems and implementation of coherent and sustainable technical roadmaps Lead discussions with Developers to nurture consensus on technical/team decisions Support backlog refinement, helping plan, define and prioritise actionable tasks for the team Build inclusivity and understanding by promoting strategies to share technical knowledge of our systems with appropriate documentation and other activities Support Delivery Managers in unblocking value where necessary and/or honest representations of effort in an agile environment as the teams learn more Engineering Management Managing, coaching and growing people with a focus on their wellbeing and development Support Delivery Managers in improving team maturity Engineering Profession Work with your local Principal Developers and the wider community to improve and maintain good coding standards and practices Help provide feedback on wider technical strategy of your business unit Share knowledge and build enthusiasm for sharing via activities like brown bags, cooperative workshops, chat discussions and other means Encourage open discussion and drive communities in our primary communication tools Have a mindset for growth and learning, looking for emerging technologies, tools and good practice Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance Take part in the recruitment and onboarding of other Developers Person Specification Essential You have experience making and guiding complex technical decisions and contributing to technical strategy. You have experience nurturing a culture of good software practice that makes change easy. You have contributed towards building a high performing, inclusive team culture. You have experience in delivering value sooner and safer, through DevOps, XP or other ways of working that lead to agility and collaboration. You have experience either coaching or managing other people. Been Contribution towards the team e.g. being point of contact or team advocate, working with stakeholders, helping with Delivery Manager and Product Manager DM/PM activities, improving processes. Contribution towards other developers: e.g. coaching / training / inspiring; encouraging L
Lead Developer - Ministry of Justice - G7 employer: Manchester Digital
Join a dynamic SaaS company in Wigan as a Lead Software Engineer, where you'll thrive in a collaborative and innovative work culture that values your expertise and contributions. With competitive compensation of up to £80k plus benefits like a 5% matched pension, share options, and private healthcare, you’ll have the resources to grow both personally and professionally while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of system design and implementation in a supportive environment that encourages modern engineering practices.
