Senior Software Developer - Companies House - HEO

If the answer to the above is yes, we would love you to join us and be part of our team to help us build the future of our Digital Services!

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The majority of our teams are primarily based in our Cardiff head office. The teams are a mix of hybrid and fully remote workers. We are offering this role on a hybrid/remote basis, aligned to the Cardiff office.   

Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work.  We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.   

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Job description

As a Senior Developer you'll join one of our many Agile Software Development teams. A typical team is made up of an agile delivery manager, developers, testers, user researchers, analysts and a product owner.

You’ll be responsible for:

Designing efficient and maintainable solutions
Contributing and adhering to our technical standards
Mentoring software engineers in your team and the wider software development community
Maximising the automated test coverage to help move to continuous delivery
Ensuring code quality through code reviews

Person specification

We are looking for the following experience and skills which will be assessed at sift and interview. 

Experience 

You'll have extensive software engineering experience, with excellent technical skills and the ability to complete detailed design. A degree in computing or similar would be an advantage
You are patient and have proven experience to help support and mentor others with different degrees of expertise to maximise their potential – including through techniques such as pair programming
You'll have a passion for high quality, well-crafted code, and associated tooling
You embrace continuous integration and have a continuous delivery mindset
You have excellent communication skills and can help explain complicated technical issues to individuals who don’t share the same technical experience
Recent experience as a Java or JavaScript/Node developer in an agile software engineering environment
Experience of developing software throughout the delivery lifecycle
You ideally have experience designing and building RESTful APIs and supporting them in a live production environment

Technical experience 

Have a STEM degree with a programming element or equivalent commercial software development experience (we'll ask for evidence of this)
Strong knowledge of programming tools, frameworks, and techniques in at least one of the following ecosystems: Java and/or Node (you will be expected to learn the other once in post as required according to business needs)
Application of good working practices such as test-driven and behaviour-driven development (TDD/BDD), pair programming, version control/branching strategies, and application of design patterns
Knowledge of all key full stack web technologies, including use of relational and noSQL databases
Knowledge of any of the following technologies/approaches are beneficial: Golang, TypeScript, Kafka, Deployment pipeline tooling (e.g. Concourse), Infrastructure as Code, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, cloud-first micro-service driven architecture
Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines is desirable

What it is like to work in Companies House

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We’re keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics.

Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it’s up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them.

Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You’ll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Have a STEM degree with a programming element or equivalent commercial software development experience (evidence is required)

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Developing Self and Others

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Systems Integration
Development Process Optimisation
User Focus
Programming and Build
System Design