Software Engineer / Node.js / JavaScript

DWP Digital; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public service provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Node.js / JavaScript Engineer to join their Software Engineer team. You will work in a collaborative, agile environment, contributing to the modernization of public services. Your role involves developing and maintaining software products used by millions, ensuring operational stability, and collaborating with engineers to deliver innovative solutions. Candidates should have a strong background in Node.js and JavaScript, along with experience using cloud technologies.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Flexible working

Strong engineering community

Qualifications

• Experience building robust and accessible User Interfaces (UIs).
• Proven ability to build and consume APIs with API first design.
• Ability to monitor system robustness, resilience, and stability.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams to design software products.
• Collaborate to improve product quality with automated tests.
• Support Software Engineering teams with technical leadership.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Agile methodologies

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Are you an experienced talented Node.js / JavaScript Engineer looking for the next challenge? Would you like to join our Software Engineer team to help DWP Digital modernise the way it delivers public services? We're looking for outstanding Software Engineers, who wants to contribute to demanding and exciting digital services for the UK Government. Be part of changing the face of public services with the potential to dramatically transform the future of millions of people. Our Engineers will build and run applications as part of a multi-functional agile delivery teams. What really excites the successful candidate is problem-solving and the opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for users. The candidate will be expected to draw value from collaboration with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy. You'll work in a collaborative, agile environment alongside talented engineers, architects, and product teams. We value clean code, automation, and continuous improvement. Whether you come from a commercial tech background or have public sector experience, you'll find opportunities to innovate, lead, and grow. Our engineers work across multiple cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure, leveraging cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, and Terraform. These are supported by robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable delivery. We use modern technologies including Java, Node.js and Python. You'll have access to excellent learning and development, flexible working, and a strong engineering community that supports your career progression. As a Software Engineer you will develop and maintain software products that make up citizen and organisation facing services and contribute towards their design. You will be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build and be able to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products. You will work within, and contribute to, the overall Software Development Lifecycle Process as part of a multi-functional Agile delivery team focused on one or more products. Our Software Engineers are skilled practitioners and role models for software craft within DWP. You will:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams, in collaboration with architects and engineers, to design software products that make up services used by millions of people.
• Building robust and accessible User Interfaces (UIs) that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
• Building and consuming APIs, with a focus on an API first design approach.
• Monitoring system robustness, resilience and stability.
• Collaborating with other areas to help build comprehensive suites of automated tests to improve product quality.
• Participating directly in agile ceremonies and contributing ideas.
• Help make sure we follow best practice and will guide our teams on how to deliver quality software products.
• Help design and support the strategies for building reusable libraries and services.
• Support Software Engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance.
• Contribute to setting strategic direction for product team and the wider Software Engineering community.

Disability Confident

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