Software Developer Consultant - Spital Tongues

Hackajob Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% employer pension contribution

Share options

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Life happens days (3)

Wellbeing support

Ongoing professional development

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Opencast is hiring for a Software Developer to build high-quality, user-centred services using Java or Scala. The role requires experience with Kotlin, Ruby or JavaScript, OO design, strong testing, and public sector delivery aligned to GDS standards.

Weekly on-site work across the UK and occasional client travel are expected. You should be comfortable with agility, backlog management, and collaborating in pairing and mobbing to share knowledge and deliver value.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Software Developer.
• We build high-quality, user-centred services using Java or Scala.
• We select and apply additional languages such as Kotlin, Ruby or JavaScript.
• Experience designing and developing well-structured, maintainable OO systems.
• Strong testing practices to ensure quality, reliability and confidence.
• Recent government or public sector experience.
• Experience delivering complex digital services aligned to GDS standards.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and contribute across the stack.
• Experience working in agile teams to deliver value iteratively.
• Ability to maintain and prioritise a team backlog.

Responsibilities

• We build high-quality, user-centred services using Java or Scala.
• We select and apply additional languages such as Kotlin, Ruby or JavaScript to deliver the right solutions.
• We design and develop well-structured, maintainable systems using object-oriented principles.
• We apply strong testing practices to ensure quality, reliability and confidence in our work.
• We deliver complex digital services aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• We adapt to new technologies, continuously developing our skills and contributing across the stack.
• We work effectively within agile teams to deliver value iteratively.
• We maintain and prioritise a team backlog to support focused, value-driven delivery.
• We lead the implementation of user stories from refinement through to completion.
• We collaborate with others to deliver a strong, shared testing approach.
• We work collaboratively through pairing and mobbing to improve outcomes and share knowledge.
• We build effective relationships with stakeholders and clients, communicating clearly to shape solutions.
• We adapt to changing priorities and environments, responding positively to new challenges.
• We demonstrate resilience and a growth mindset, using feedback to continuously improve.
• We operate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver value.

Skills

Software Developer

Java/Scala experience

Kotlin

Ruby

JavaScript

Object-oriented design

Testing practices

Agile teams

Stakeholder communication

Pairing and mobbing

GDS standards knowledge

Public sector experience

Tools

TDD

Job description

Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• We require weekly on-site work and regular travel to client locations across the UK.
• We require either active Security Check (SC) clearance or eligibility and willingness to undergo the clearance process.
• We typically expect UK citizenship and continuous residence in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days, as part of the vetting process.
• We are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these security requirements.
• We are looking for people with experience as a Software Developer.
• We need demonstrable experience building high-quality, user-centred services using Java or Scala.
• We need experience selecting and applying additional languages such as Kotlin, Ruby or JavaScript to deliver the right solutions.
• We need experience designing and developing well-structured, maintainable systems using object-oriented principles.
• We need strong testing practices to ensure quality, reliability and confidence in your work.
• We need recent government or public sector experience.
• We need experience delivering complex digital services aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• We need the ability to adapt to new technologies, continue developing skills and contribute across the stack.
• We need experience working effectively within agile teams to deliver value iteratively.
• We need the ability to maintain and prioritise a team backlog to support focused, value-driven delivery.
• We need the ability to lead implementation of user stories from refinement through to completion.
• We need the ability to collaborate with others to deliver a strong, shared testing approach.
• We need the ability to work collaboratively through pairing and mobbing to improve outcomes and share knowledge.
• We need the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders and clients, and communicate clearly to shape solutions.
• We need the ability to adapt to changing priorities and environments, responding positively to new challenges.
• We need resilience and a growth mindset, using feedback to continuously improve.
• We need the ability to operate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver value.

Responsibilities

• We build high-quality, user-centred services using Java or Scala.
• We select and apply additional languages such as Kotlin, Ruby or JavaScript to deliver the right solutions.
• We design and develop well-structured, maintainable systems using object-oriented principles.
• We apply strong testing practices to ensure quality, reliability and confidence in our work.
• We deliver complex digital services aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• We adapt to new technologies, continuously developing our skills and contributing across the stack.
• We work effectively within agile teams to deliver value iteratively.
• We maintain and prioritise a team backlog to support focused, value-driven delivery.
• We lead the implementation of user stories from refinement through to completion.
• We collaborate with others to deliver a strong, shared testing approach.
• We work collaboratively through pairing and mobbing to improve outcomes and share knowledge.
• We build effective relationships with stakeholders and clients, communicating clearly to shape solutions.
• We adapt to changing priorities and environments, responding positively to new challenges.
• We demonstrate resilience and a growth mindset, using feedback to continuously improve.
• We operate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver value.

Technologies

• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kotlin
• Ruby
• Scala
• Security
• TDD

More

We are Opencast, partnering directly with hackajob to hire for this role. We care more about how software is built than how fast tickets are shipped, and we value engineering craft, clean design and thoughtful problem-solving. Our consultants work in complex environments, often pairing and collaborating closely with others who care about doing things properly through test driven development, emerging design and refactoring. We build software we are proud of and our clients trust us to think, challenge and guide as well as code. This is a varied, technical consultancy role with opportunities for learning and development. We offer a competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options and a discretionary bonus, plus 25 days holiday, 3 annual life happens days, wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities and a genuinely supportive team. The role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices and client sites, with the ability to work from home, and interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds, and we are committed to supporting adjustments during the interview process.

last updated 40 week of 2026