Scala Software Engineer

Scrumconnect Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Software Developer to design, build and maintain high-quality software for UK government clients, delivering value for citizens and the public sector. You will work in a multidisciplinary agile team, meeting GDS standards and accessibility requirements.

This hands-on role emphasizes security, performance and reliability, with opportunities to coach juniors and contribute to engineering practices across the team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing, building and operating production software systems.
• Comfortable with modern development standards (test-driven development, continuous integration / continuous deployment, code review).
• Understanding of information security principles and secure-by-default engineering.
• Experience with systems design and integration in complex environments.
• Comfortable supporting services in production — on-call participation, incident response, observability.
• User-focused mindset and experience collaborating with designers and product colleagues.
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery models (Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience delivering digital services within UK central government or the wider public sector.
• Experience with regulated public-sector or financial-services environments.
• Open-source contributions to government engineering ecosystems.
• Active community-of-practice contribution (talks, blog posts, internal teaching).

Responsibilities

• Build and ship software components that meet user needs end-to-end
• Write clean, secure, well-tested code that follows modern development standards
• Operate the services you build — identify, triage and resolve production issues
• Follow and help improve engineering best-practice guidelines
• Coach apprentices and junior developers and contribute to Scrumconnect's engineering community
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions in your team
• Collaborate closely with product, design and user research to shape what gets built

Tools

Scala

Play Framework

MongoDB

AWS

Kubernetes (EKS)

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Splunk

Grafana

Job description

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | Posted on 07/08/2026

Forward, as one. Join our team and deliver real innovation that improves people's lives.

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.

We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.

Overview

We are looking for a Software Developer to design, build, and maintain high-quality software to help UK government clients solve problems and deliver value for citizens and the public sector. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary agile team, delivering user-centred digital services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and accessibility requirements.

This is a hands-on technical role operating within structured and governed environments where security, performance, accessibility, and reliability are critical to service success.

Key responsibilities

• Build and ship software components that meet user needs end-to-end
• Write clean, secure, well-tested code that follows modern development standards
• Operate the services you build — identify, triage and resolve production issues
• Follow and help improve engineering best-practice guidelines
• Coach apprentices and junior developers and contribute to Scrumconnect's engineering community
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions in your team
• Collaborate closely with product, design and user research to shape what gets built

Required skills & experience

• You'll be working with: Scala, Play Framework, MongoDB, AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, GitHub Actions, Splunk, Grafana.
• Strong experience designing, building and operating production software systems
• Confident with modern development standards (test-driven development, continuous integration / continuous deployment, code review)
• Understanding of information security principles and secure-by-default engineering
• Experience with systems design and integration in complex environments
• Comfortable supporting services in production — on-call participation, incident response, observability
• User-focused mindset and experience collaborating with designers and product colleagues
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery models (Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience working on high-volume transactional digital services (or strong evidence you can ramp quickly)
• Experience delivering digital services within UK central government or the wider public sector
• Experience with regulated public-sector or financial-services environments
• Open-source contributions to government engineering ecosystems
• Active community-of-practice contribution (talks, blog posts, internal teaching)

Location and working pattern

Location: Newcastle. Duration: 6 months.

How we work

It is our mission to make digital easy — through intelligent systems that predict needs, automate complexity and drive measurable value for the citizens and organisations we serve.

Our values

• Collaboration — We are stronger as a team than as individuals. We tackle problems and celebrate wins together.
• Create Value Early — We find the quickest route from idea to product because customers rely on us to do what's best.
• Integrity — Teamwork requires trust. We can always be relied upon to uphold the highest standards.
• Commitment — No matter what, no matter how, we will always give our 100% to keeping our promises and achieving our goals.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation and better outcomes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, and diverse communities, as well as those seeking flexible working arrangements.

As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure equal opportunities for all.