Senior Software Developer - Python
Role Overview
Senior developer role in the Department for Business and Trade Digital, Data and Technology directorate.
Design, build and operate robust, maintainable software across the full development lifecycle in a multidisciplinary agile team.
The directorate delivers digital services, data and AI products, internal tools, secure platforms and cyber security services.
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Role summary
Senior developer role in the Department for Business and Trade Digital, Data and Technology directorate.
Design, build and operate robust, maintainable software across the full development lifecycle in a multidisciplinary agile team.
The directorate delivers digital services, data and AI products, internal tools, secure platforms and cyber security services.
Software delivery
- Design, build, test and maintain software and deliver new functionality or improve services in line with architecture and coding standards.
- Work across development, testing, deployment, monitoring and production support.
- Translate user needs and designs into working software, iterating based on evidence and feedback.
- Develop and maintain REST APIs, web applications, microservices and containerised applications.
Reliability and engineering practice
- Understand service dependencies, data and system interactions to improve reliability and resolve technical issues.
- Investigate live service incidents, identify root causes and implement sustainable improvements.
- Build and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- Review code, share knowledge, support colleagues and improve engineering practices, including exploration and prototyping.
Essential experience
- Strong experience developing REST APIs and/or web applications using Python and Django, with experience working with SQL.
- Experience designing, building and supporting microservices and containerised applications using relevant technologies.
- The supplied person specification ends after the microservices and containerised applications criterion.
Salary
- Listed salary range is £68,732 to £88,423; London range is £72,732 to £88,423 and national range is £68,732 to £84,423, including allowance.
- Salary is determined by skills and capability assessed at interview.
Contract and working pattern
- Permanent contract.
- The listing states full-time and part-time working patterns, with flexible working.
Locations
- Listed locations are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.
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