Software Engineer (NodeJS)

Public Sector Resourcing; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Software Engineer (NodeJS) for a 12-month hybrid contract in Manchester or Blackpool. The role involves developing and maintaining software products for citizen services, ensuring operational stability, and contributing to Agile projects. Essential skills include experience with collaboration tools and REST APIs. This position is available only for candidates based in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with software engineering collaboration tools.
• Ability to modify and maintain systems created by others.
• Experience building REST APIs for public and internal applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software products for citizen services.
• Ensure operational stability and resilience of software products.
• Participate in the Software Development Lifecycle within an Agile team.

Skills

Software Engineering collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Slack)

Modifying and maintaining existing systems

Building public-facing and internal REST APIs

Job description

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Software Engineer (NodeJS) for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract based Hybrid in Manchester or Blackpool.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Our Priorities

• Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation
• Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now
• Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society
• Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

Main Responsibilities

• To develop and maintain software products that make up citizen services and contribute towards their design.
• Responsible for the operational stability of the products you build and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.
• To 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.

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrable experience working with Software Engineering collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack
• Experience of modifying and maintaining systems and code developed by other Software Engineers
• Experience building public facing and internal REST

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".