Senior Developer

UK Home Office; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave

Flexi-time allowance

In-year reward scheme

Job summary

UK Home Office is seeking a Senior Developer to drive product delivery, building core components and selecting suitable technologies. You will write clean, secure code with a test-driven approach and operate with autonomy, mentoring peers and supporting recruitment activities.

You will work to technical standards, ensure reusable code, and contribute to distributing services across front-end and back-end components in a hybrid role based in Glasgow.

Qualifications

• Experience developing core components and leading engineers.
• Strong focus on clean, secure code and test-driven development.
• Ability to mentor and support recruitment and assessment activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop core components of solutions.
• Write clean, secure code following a test-driven approach.
• Mentor and lead other engineers in technical tasks and support recruitment.

Skills

Python

GitHub Copilot

OpenAI

APIs

State management

Persistence layers

Frontend/Backend integration

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Location: Sheffield | Salford | Croydon | Glasgow (hybrid)

Skills allowance of up to £17,668, pending assessment

Advert Close Date: 28th September 2026

Job summary

The Senior Developer is key for our product delivery, you will develop core components of our solutions and help select appropriate technologies. Your subject matter expertise will enable you to operate with greater levels of autonomy and decision making.

You will work to our technical standards writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach, ensuring the code is open as far as possible and can be re-used.

The Senior Developer will be expected to mentor and lead other engineers in technical tasks, as well as support recruitment and assessment activities.

Tools and Technologies we use:

We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including:

• AI: Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI.
• Integrating and building services across front‑end and back‑end components, ensuring reliable deployment and interoperability in distributed systems (SINT – Level 4)
• Managing and utilising application data effectively (e.g. APIs, state management, persistence layers), ensuring appropriate handling and governance (DATM – Level 4)

Why work for us...

Find out more information at: Benefits - Home Office Careers, but some of the primary ones are:

• A Civil Service Pension with employer contribution rates of £18,173 annually
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.
• 8 days of public holidays, plus 1 additional privilege day.
• Flexi-time allowance and flexible working options

Plus so much MORE: https://careers.homeoffice.gov.uk/benefits