Senior Software Developer — Shape Public Digital Services

Government Recruitment Service; West of England; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Developer to design, develop and implement secure, scalable digital services for government platforms. You will work in multidisciplinary teams, drive CI/CD pipelines, and ensure reliability and security across public-facing systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, collaboration, and mentoring, with flexible shift coverage within business support hours and travel between government sites as required.

Qualifications

• Extensive design, development and implementation of customised solutions for government platforms.
• Experience building secure, reliable services and working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to meet project objectives.
• Strong focus on code quality, security, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, run and improve secure, accessible digital services aligned with government standards.
• Write clean, well-tested code with clear documentation and comments.
• Establish development and deployment pipelines (CI/CD) for new and existing sites.
• Adhere to internal processes and guide teams on software development best practices.
• Deliver integrated solutions across multiple teams and platforms.
• Maintain software in live environments using modern diagnostic tools.
• Collaborate across disciplines to achieve high-value outcomes.
• Mentor teammates and share knowledge to raise technical capability.
• Travel between government sites for meetings and workshops as required.

Skills

CI/CD

Secure coding

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Developer to design, develop and implement secure, scalable digital services for government platforms. You will work in multidisciplinary teams, drive CI/CD pipelines, and ensure reliability and security across public-facing systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, collaboration, and mentoring, with flexible shift coverage within business support hours and travel between government sites as required.