Senior Software Developer

Inspire People Careers; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Developer to lead the design and delivery of critical digital systems. The role involves hands-on coding alongside mentoring colleagues and guiding technical direction in a hybrid working environment. The successful candidate will be involved in modernising legacy applications and working on geospatial data initiatives with an attractive salary of up to £60,800, complemented by an excellent pension scheme.

Benefits

29% employer pension contribution

Full Civil Service benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in software development with hands-on coding and leadership responsibilities.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and mentor colleagues.
• Knowledge of secure and scalable system designs.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering digital systems for property ownership management.
• Guiding technical direction and improving development processes.
• Rebuilding legacy applications into scalable solutions.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Building secure systems

Tools

Cloud-native services

Geospatial data

Job description

HM Land Registry (HMLR) is undertaking one of the largest transformation programmes in government, modernising the digital systems that support over £7 trillion of property ownership. As a Senior Software Developer, you'll take a leading role in designing and delivering the systems and services that power this national infrastructure. Salary up to £60,800, 29% employer pension contribution plus full Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from 14 office locations across the UK.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Developer, you'll combine hands-on coding with technical leadership. You'll work in a multidisciplinary team of developers, testers, product managers and architects to build secure, scalable systems and help guide technical direction across your team. You'll also mentor colleagues and contribute to improving development processes and standards across the Software Development Practice.

HMLR's Developers work on a variety of projects that are central to their digital transformation. This includes rebuilding core registration and casework systems, geospatial data initiatives, developing new cloud-native services and modernising legacy applications into scalable, containerised solutions.

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