Software Developer

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Software Developer to help in developing high-quality software and maintaining live services. This role requires experience in modern programming languages, full stack development, and working within test-driven development. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centered services that are accessible and scalable, contributing to projects that make a real difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Some experience of developing in modern programming languages.
• Experience of working within a test-driven development (TDD).
• Experience of working on agile projects as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software and maintain live services.
• Support delivery of secure services through active management.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and users.

Skills

Developing high-quality software

Pair programming

Test-driven development

Full stack development of web applications

Building RESTful APIs

Agile projects

Competent use of Git

Working with CI/CD tools

Tools

Java

Python

SQL

NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB)

Job description

As a Software Developer, you'll:

• Help us to develop high-quality software
• Support the delivery of a robust and secure service
• Follow development best-practice, including regular pair programming and test-driven development
• Help us maintain a live service, keeping it reliable and secure through monitoring and active management of the production infrastructure
• Become a domain expert and contribute to the direction of the product and wider government services
• Build up a robust automated test suite to support our continuous deployment environment
• Work collaboratively with a range of disciplines including product managers, designers and user researchers, as well as other developers, to meet the needs of users of the service
• Share knowledge of tools and techniques with the wider team, both developers and non-developers, as well as across the wider development community
  Some experience of developing in modern programming languages (e.g. Java, Python)
• Some experience of full stack development of web applications
• Some experience of working within a test-driven development (TDD) is expected, as is experience of building RESTful APIs some experience using SQL or NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB)
• Some experience of working with a live production system, including monitoring for performance and potential security issues, and triaging problems
• Some experience of working on agile projects as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Competent use of Git for source control
• Some experience of working with CI/CD tools

Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people's lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we're all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you're thinking of joining us, there's never been a more exciting time. This is an exciting time to join MHCLG, with roles in teams including data collection as a service (DCaaS) team/Delta which is our data-collection and grant payment platform and Digital Planning. We think it should be simple for local authorities to provide data and easy for analysts to use data. We can then put high quality data at the centre of decision making and reduce as much as possible the time spent collating and providing information. You will be working as part of our development team to deliver new features, improve existing functionality and support users of our services. You will ensure services are user-centred, accessible, scalable, and aligned to government technology standards, delivering simpler, faster, and more transparent services for all users.