Senior Software Developer - Python
Role Overview
Design, build and operate robust, maintainable software across the full development lifecycle.
Work in a multidisciplinary agile team on digital services used by businesses, colleagues and citizens.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the role
Design, build and operate robust, maintainable software across the full development lifecycle.
Work in a multidisciplinary agile team on digital services used by businesses, colleagues and citizens.
Main responsibilities
- Design, build, test and maintain software in line with architecture and coding standards.
- Deliver development, testing, deployment, monitoring and production support.
- Translate user needs and designs into working software and improve services using evidence and feedback.
- Work with technical architects and developers on technical decisions and complex problems.
- Develop and maintain REST APIs, web applications, microservices and containerised applications.
- Understand dependencies, data and system interactions to improve reliability and resolve issues.
- Investigate live incidents, find root causes and implement sustainable improvements.
- Build and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- Review code, share knowledge, support colleagues and improve engineering practices.
- Explore and prototype potential solutions where appropriate.
Essential criteria
- 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; the provided text ends before listing example technologies.
About the department
The Digital, Data and Technology directorate designs, builds and runs services, platforms and technology supporting businesses and government colleagues.
Teams work on digital services, data and AI products, internal tools, secure technology, platforms and cyber security services.
Pay and benefits
- Salary range is £68,732–£88,423, with London and national ranges stated and salary determined by skills and capability assessed at interview.
- Civil Service Pension employer contribution is 28.97%.
Working pattern
- The posting lists flexible working, full-time and part-time working patterns.
Locations
- Listed locations are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.
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