Lead Software Developer

Inspire People; Coventry; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexi-time

Cycle to work scheme

Personal development support

Employee assistance

Job summary

HM Land Registry is seeking a Lead Software Developer to drive technical direction across digital services transformation. You will mentor teams, shape software design, and collaborate with architects, product owners and delivery colleagues to deliver effective technical solutions.

The role requires strong senior experience, brownfield system stewardship, and the ability to guide development across the lifecycle. A hybrid working model is available across multiple UK locations.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in software development.
• Senior developer level with ability to mentor and guide other developers.
• Experience maintaining and improving brownfield systems."
• Broad software development experience across multidisciplinary teams.
• Extensive involvement across the full software development lifecycle from requirements through to deployment and support.
• BPPS level clearance is required.
• The role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to engineering teams.
• Lead and participate in software design and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners and stakeholders to deliver robust technical solutions.
• Support full lifecycle including testing, deployment, maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and coach developers to build team capability and skills.
• Remain hands-on where appropriate to contribute technically.

Skills

Senior developer level

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Full software development lifecycle

Security clearance BPPS

Visa sponsorship not available

Tools

AWS

Cloud

CSS

Flask

Java

MS Teams

Python

REST

RabbitMQ

Spring

Spring Boot

Job description

Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for strong professional experience in software development.
• We need experience operating at senior developer level, including providing technical guidance, mentoring or supporting other developers.
• We need experience working with brownfield systems, including maintaining, supporting and improving existing applications.
• We want broad software development experience across multidisciplinary teams, ideally covering multiple areas of the technology stack.
• We need strong experience across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and design through to development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• BPPS level clearance is required.
• The role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities:

• We lead a team of developers working across a range of digital services and transformation projects.
• We provide technical leadership and support engineering teams.
• We contribute to software design, technical decision-making and the refinement of requirements.
• We work closely with architects, product owners, delivery colleagues and other stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions.
• We support the full software development lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, maintenance and continuous improvement.
• We lead and support a team of software developers, providing technical direction and guidance throughout delivery.
• We mentor and coach developers, supporting their development and helping build capability across the team.
• We remain close to the technology and may contribute technically where appropriate.

Technologies:

• Support
• AWS
• Cloud
• CSS
• Flask
• Java
• MS Teams
• Python
• REST
• RabbitMQ
• Spring
• Spring Boot

More:

We are HM Land Registry and we are transforming digital services that support land and property ownership across England and Wales. This is a permanent Lead Software Developer role with a salary of £58,500 to £72,700, a 29% employer pension contribution, and full Civil Service benefits. We promote a strong and positive culture

• inclusivity
• continuous learning and development
• personalised training plans
• expensed accreditations
• flexi-time
• condensed hours
• social and sports club access
• employee assistance support
• an interest-free season ticket loan
• a cycle to work scheme

We offer flexible, hybrid working from 14 UK locations, including Birkenhead, Croydon, Coventry, Durham, Weymouth, Gloucester, Kingston upon Hull, Leicester, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth, Warton, Swansea and Telford. We expect 60% office attendance and occasional travel to our offices, supplier sites and other government departments may be required.

last updated 33 week of 2026