Senior Developer

Manchester Digital; Swansea, Hastings, Leeds, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Senior Developer to lead agile teams in designing and building secure digital services. This role involves mentoring junior developers, enhancing system resilience, and collaborating with diverse teams to improve digital infrastructure. Candidates should have proven experience in cloud-based system development, as well as strong communication skills to thrive in a dynamic environment. This position is based in the United Kingdom, offering a competitive salary and the chance to make a public impact in digital services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of developing cloud-based systems within an agile delivery framework.
• Proven experience of designing technically complex and secure systems in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Experience of mentoring developers.
• Experience of participation in the developer community.
• Experience of facilitating agile development processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead development on sets of related stories.
• Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.
• Participate in various technologies communities of practise.
• Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability.

Skills

Cloud-based systems development

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

System design

Job description

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Full-time (Permanent) Base pay £44,241 plus an additional allowance up to £13,159
Published on 19 January 2026 Deadline 8 February 2026

Location

Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, Swansea

About the job

Job summary

Can you lead agile teams to design, build and improve secure digital services that make a real public impact?

Do you thrive on mentoring developers while shaping resilient, cloud-based platforms within collaborative delivery teams?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

In recent years DfT’s Digital Service team has implemented a range of innovative services, using the latest technology and methods. All of our services are cloud-hosted, with high user satisfaction rates. We are proud of what we have achieved and as we continue to develop and grow, you can too.

At DfT, we recognise that everyone has different needs and aspirations. We have created an inclusive and welcoming working environment so you can feel comfortable to be yourself at work.

We’ll help you to reach your full potential, offering rewarding and challenging opportunities, alongside access to the latest training and technologies.

We are looking for a senior developer, with the drive and passion to join a talented, experienced delivery team as we shape the future for our digital and data services.

As a Senior Developer you will play a key role in the design, build, support, implementation and improvement of digital services, products and platforms across DfT. You will have good communication skills and enjoy working in agile teams to build services and participate in developing our own team capabilities.

Working as part of a talented team, at this role level, you will:

• Plan and lead development on sets of related stories.
• Have an understanding of the whole system and take responsibility for teaching this to others.
• Work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built.
• Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.
• Operate the production services you build.
• Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability.
• Participate in various technologies communities of practise.

You will:

• Take ownership of your ways of working and be adaptable to change.
• Role model positive behaviours and support the embedding of the new target operating model and the changes to the ways of working.
• Develop and implement effective development plans and demonstrate continuous professional development.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile.Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

You will be an experienced developer with:

• Proven experience of developing cloud-based systems within an agile delivery framework.
• Proven experience of designing technically complex and secure systems in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Experience of mentoring developers.
• Experience of participation in the developer community.
• Experience of facilitating agile development processes.