Developer

UK Home Office is seeking a Developer to work on software components that form part of a product. The role involves designing, running, and improving software to meet user needs while adhering to technical standards.

Responsibilities

• The Developer works on software components that form part of a product
• You will be involved in designing, running and improving software that meets user needs
• You will typically work under the guidance of senior colleagues in your team
• You will work to our technical standards writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach, ensuring the code is open as far as possible and can be re-used

Skills

• Security Check (SC) clearance, which would normally need 5 years' UK residency in the past 5 years
• Demonstrable passion for software development
• Developing scalable, maintainable code using modern programming languages and frameworks
• Applying software design principles and patterns to deliver robust solutions
• Testing software using unit, integration, and/or BDD/TDD practices to ensure quality and reliability
• Troubleshooting and debugging issues across development and production environments
• Using version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipelines to manage and deliver code efficiently
• Managing and manipulating data effectively within applications and data stores

Benefits

• A civil service pension with employer contribution rates of at least 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• The ability to potentially adopt flexible working options that suit your work/life balance, plus the opportunity in future to take a career break.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.
• Eight days public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
• 26 weeks maternity, adoption or shared parental leave at full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, after qualifying service.
• Maternity and adoption support leave (also known as paternity leave) of two weeks full pay, after qualifying service.
• Paid leave for fostering approval processes, support when a child is substantively placed with you plus a foster to adopt policy.
• Support for guardians and kinship carers.
• Corporate membership of ‘Employers for Carers’ providing additional information and advice for carers, plus a ‘Carer’s Passport’ to discuss workplace needs and underpin supportive conversations.
• Time off to deal with emergencies and certain other unplanned special circumstances.

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