About this role
Salary: £47,000 - 87,000 per year
Requirements: Experience in planning and leading the development of complex software.Ability to act as the technical lead within a development team.Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines to understand and design service solutions.A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on improving system robustness, resilience, and stability.A learning mindset and willingness to learn new technologies.Willingness to work towards a certification in Google and Microsoft technologies and Agile practices. Responsibilities: We plan and lead development on sets of related stories.We understand the whole system and take responsibility for teaching this to others.We work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built.We coach and mentor more junior colleagues.We operate the production services we build.We find ways to improve system robustness, resilience, and stability.We participate in various technologies communities of practice. Technologies: SupportSecurityJavaScript More:
We are the Department for Transport, and this role sits within our Digital, Information and Security Directorate and the Create Service Line. We are looking for a Senior Developer to help shape the digital services that support critical government operations. The role is based in Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, London, or Swansea, with hybrid working available. We offer a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%, 25 days of annual leave increasing with service up to 30 days, 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day, access to a staff discount portal, professional development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workforce, a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, and flexible working options to support work-life balance. The role is permanent and available on a flexible working, full-time, job share, or part-time basis.
last updated 35 week of 2026