Job Description

Posted 2 weeks ago

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

This is a great opportunity to join our community of experts at DWP Digital as a Lead Software Engineer.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We offer support and services to over 20 million daily users, and make payments worth over £195bn a year.

Our Lead Software Engineers are experts in their field, role models in software craft and have proven experience in the design, development, and support of software products.

Our DWP Digital community is taking on a once-in-a-generation digital transformation. We're bringing together the best tech, tooling and in-house talent to design and build modern, simple-to-use products and services.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

You will direct and determine how DWP build the technology solutions of the future.

You've got the skills, experience and leadership to help us make real advances in our engineering practices and capabilities.

We are accelerating the transformation of the digital services we offer and widening our adoption of a microservices and event-based architecture style.

We want you to be an enabler for multiple teams, driving consistency, standards, pace and quality. You'll resolve technical blockers, and promote re-use and collaboration through the wider engineering community.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

You're an experienced leader with strong influencing skills. You understand complex technical concepts and communicate them effectively to a wider range of non-technical stakeholders.
You will have evidence of a strategic mindset, working effectively with senior leadership teams in a complex technical environment.
You're an expert software development practitioner in a Java and/or Node technology stack
You have a deep understanding of software architecture and design principles, and a focus on building scalable and maintainable systems whilst employing best practices such as TDD, BDD, and CI/CD
You've got expert knowledge and experience of developing on cloud-based environments such as AWS and Azure
Knowledge and experience of SQL and noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB
Proven experience of leading multiple development teams and promoting agile development ways of working. Details. Wages. Perks.

You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hub in your choice of Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We operate a hybrid working model with a mix of home working and some time in the office.

In return for your skills, we offer a competitive salary of up to £89,995.

You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to over £22,500 a year.

You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
Family-friendly policies
Time off volunteering and charitable giving
Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
Sports and social activities
Working in an award-winning environment and culture
Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs

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