Senior Software Developer - Central Government

Role: Senior Software Developer

Contract: 12 months

Location: London or Manchester – 2 days a week onsite

IR35: Inside

Rate to intermediary: £600 – £650

Clearance: BPSS and eligible for SC

Responsibilities:

• Work within a multi‑disciplinary product team and lead decisions on development and maintenance of a robust, scalable open data website (front end and back end), its services and APIs. Provide strategic technical leadership by setting software architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction across the Team.
• Define and evolve scalable, secure design patterns and coding standards, ensuring alignment with GDS standards and cross‑government platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to select technologies, shape roadmaps, and deliver resilient, maintainable digital services that meet programme goals.
• Represent the department at technical forums, open‑source communities, and government working groups.
• Ensure delivery aligns with the Service Standard, Technology Code of Practice, and departmental governance processes.

Experience:

• Significant experience in software engineering, including leading the development of production‑level web services.
• Strong coding ability in Python and at least one other modern language.
• Understanding and ability to work with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding and ability to work with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Strong experience working with git as a version control system and effectively documenting development.
• Experience of developing containerised applications and the capability to work with engineers to deploy applications in the cloud.
• Ability to engage with non‑technical stakeholders and explain complex technical concepts in a clear, accessible way.
• Experience leading delivery across multi‑disciplinary teams.