Lead Software Developer: Mentoring in Agile & Dev Practices

The Scottish Government; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottish Government is seeking a Lead Software Developer within the Digital, Delivery & Change Engineering team to drive development on strategic projects for Social Security Scotland. The role focuses on guiding agile teams, setting technical direction and mentoring engineers to deliver reliable services.

You will lead by example, promote best practices, and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading development teams in an Agile environment.
• Ability to set technical direction and mentor engineers.
• Strong collaboration and coaching skills.
• Proven ability to promote knowledge sharing and best practices.

Responsibilities

• guide the ways in which the team works
• identify appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written
• contribute to the developer community
• provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring your team
• promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Agile methodologies

Job description

The Scottish Government is seeking a Lead Software Developer within the Digital, Delivery & Change Engineering team to drive development on strategic projects for Social Security Scotland. The role focuses on guiding agile teams, setting technical direction and mentoring engineers to deliver reliable services.

You will lead by example, promote best practices, and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team.