Software Developer - Met Office - HEO

Government Digital and Data; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an exceptional Software Developer for a full-time role at the Met Office. You'll work on building critical software solutions that enhance space weather services, ensuring security and collaboration while coaching junior developers. Engage in impactful work focused on the environment and societal betterment.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS cloud environments and serverless architecture required.
• Ability to design, code, test, and document solutions independently.
• Experience in Agile teams and mentoring junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to meet user needs and follow best practices.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues while writing clean code.
• Identify and resolve issues in production services.

Skills

AWS

Typescript

Angular

Agile

Job description

Location

Exeter, South West England, EX1 3PB

About the job

Job summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Software Developer to help us make a difference to our planet.

Job description

As our Software Developer, the role may be suitable for hybrid working, which involves working part of the week in the office and part from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement, and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full-time, 37 hours per week. We value our people highly and will do our best to agree a working pattern that suits everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, meteorology to management, and planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We assist individuals, industries, and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

We’re a force for good—focusing on our environmental and social impact.
We’re experts by nature—always learning and developing to do things better.
We live and breathe it—putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making.
We’re better together—understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater.
We keep evolving—pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers.

Your world of expertise

As a Software Developer, you will work with other developers to build and implement technical solutions providing critical space weather services to Met Office customers. You will create visualization tools used by our forecasters in the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre.

Your key duties include:

• Develop software to meet user needs
• Follow best practice guidelines and help improve them
• Write clean, secure, and well-tested code
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues
• Operate the services you build and identify issues in production

Person specification

Experience working with Amazon AWS cloud environments to develop and deliver services, including AWS Serverless and Terraform.
Ability to independently design, code (Typescript, Angular), test, and document solutions, collaborating closely with others to review and refine specifications.
Knowledge of architectural principles concerning security, resilience, cost, performance, and operations.
Experience working as part of an Agile team, deploying solutions to operational environments, and guiding junior team members.
Demonstrable initiative for solving real-world problems while considering the bigger picture, ensuring service continuity and user focus (Force for Good).