Senior Python Developer - Public Sector, Data & AI

Government Recruitment Service; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Software Developer (Python) to design, build, and run robust software across the full development lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable digital services that support government objectives and user needs.

The role emphasizes maintainable code, modern development practices, and resilient services, with responsibilities spanning API and microservice development, deployment pipelines, incident

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain high-quality software, delivering new functionality and improving existing services in line with agreed architecture and coding standards
• Work across the full software development lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, monitoring and production support
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to translate user needs and designs into working software, iterating services based on evidence and feedback
• Work closely with Technical Architects and other developers to make informed technical decisions and identify appropriate solutions to complex problems
• Develop and maintain REST APIs, web applications, microservices and containerised applications
• Build a strong understanding of the wider service, including dependencies, data and system interactions, to improve reliability and resolve underlying technical issues
• Investigate and resolve live service incidents, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable improvements
• Build and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines that support reliable software delivery
• Review code, share technical knowledge and support colleagues to improve quality and consistency across the team
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices, including exploring and prototyping potential solutions where appropriate
• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
• About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Software Developer (Python) to design, build, and run robust software across the full development lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable digital services that support government objectives and user needs.

The role emphasizes maintainable code, modern development practices, and resilient services, with responsibilities spanning API and microservice development, deployment pipelines, incident