Senior Serverless Platform Engineer

Government Digital Service; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A government digital agency in Manchester is seeking a Senior Developer to enhance digital services across the UK. In this role, you'll work with modern technologies like AWS, focus on building serverless applications, and mentor junior developers. You'll solve significant digital challenges and ensure high-quality code. Ideal candidates have strong experience in TypeScript and AWS services, bringing an operational mindset and thriving in agile environments. This opportunity offers a chance to contribute to impactful government digital initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building serverless services on AWS including Lambda and API Gateway.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js with modern development practices.
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code with AWS CDK.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the digital transformation by building high-quality digital services.
• Collaborate with teams to solve technical problems.
• Support and mentor junior developers.

Skills

Building and operating serverless services on AWS

TypeScript and Node.js development skills

Working with AWS services like S3 and CloudWatch

Event-driven and asynchronous systems

Infrastructure as code with AWS CDK

Operational mindset

Building secure and maintainable services

Agile environments experience

Job description

A government digital agency in Manchester is seeking a Senior Developer to enhance digital services across the UK. In this role, you'll work with modern technologies like AWS, focus on building serverless applications, and mentor junior developers. You'll solve significant digital challenges and ensure high-quality code. Ideal candidates have strong experience in TypeScript and AWS services, bringing an operational mindset and thriving in agile environments. This opportunity offers a chance to contribute to impactful government digital initiatives.