Senior Software Engineer

Department for Work and Pensions; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to GBP 80,664

Civil Service pension

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Professional development

Annual leave

Technical leadership experience

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions is seeking a senior software engineer to design and deliver modern digital services at public-service scale. You will develop production software, review architectures, and mentor engineers while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid working environment.

The role emphasizes automated testing, cloud development, and strong communication. The position offers a competitive salary up to GBP 80,664, civil service pension, flexible hours, and

Qualifications

• Senior-level software engineering experience with a public or large-scale system
• Proven programming proficiency across modern languages and frameworks
• Experience with modern software architecture patterns and best practices
• Experience writing automated tests and improving test coverage
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release automation
• Knowledge of cloud-based development and deployment
• Demonstrated leadership capability and mentoring experience
• Excellent communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Develop production software for public-service scale
• Design technical solutions that are robust and maintainable
• Review code and architectural decisions
• Improve engineering practices across teams
• Develop automated tests and improve test coverage
• Mentor engineers and share knowledge
• Support production services and incident response
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes

Skills

Senior software engineering

Strong programming

Modern architecture

Automated testing

CI/CD

Cloud development

Technical leadership

Strong communication

Job description

Design and deliver modern digital services while solving complex software engineering problems at public-service scale.

About Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Digital builds and maintains technology supporting major UK government services.

What you'll do

• Develop production software
• Design technical solutions
• Review code and architecture
• Improve engineering practices
• Develop automated tests
• Mentor engineers
• Support production services
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

What we're looking for

• Senior software engineering experience
• Strong programming skills
• Modern software architecture knowledge
• Automated testing experience
• CI/CD understanding
• Cloud development knowledge
• Technical leadership ability
• Strong communication

Benefits

• Salary up to GBP 80,664
• Civil Service pension
• Hybrid working
• Flexible hours
• Professional development
• Annual leave
• Technical leadership experience