Lead Software Engineer - #1684943

Lead Software Engineer

Pay up to £89,995, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for Lead Software Engineers to join DWP's Digital Group. We want an engineering leader who can shape the teams and the technology solutions that will define the future of public services used by millions.

Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, the problems we have to solve are rich and complex, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Lead criterion: Expert knowledge and extensive experience of open-source technologies like Java or JavaScript and Node.js.
• Experience of leading multiple teams and driving changes in technology whilst fostering a supportive development and collaborative culture alongside other roles and disciplines.
• Expert and extensive 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.
• Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.
• Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures.

You and your role

As a Lead Software Engineer you will be an expert in your field and a role model in software craft. We're looking for people with proven experience in the design, development, and support of software products.

You'll be an enabler for multiple teams, driving consistency, standards, pace and quality, resolving technical blockers, and promoting re-use and collaboration through the wider community

You'll help define strategy and standards for our Engineering community and lead adoption of the best practice we need to deliver quality software products. You'll also represent DWP and Engineering across the civil service and in the wider tech community.

You'll be capable of stepping in and getting your hands dirty when you need to, but the primary focus of this role will be to lead and set direction for others engineers and teams.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and sometime collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer pay of up to £89,995.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £21,050 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 25 days and rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

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

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.