Senior Software Developer - MoJ - G7

Location

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

About the job

Job summary

These positions are based Nationally

Job description

Senior Software Developer  

Location:  National*

Closing Date:  15th July

Interviews:  w/c 21st July (TBC)

Grade:  G7

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer) 

Salary:

London: £61,201 - £73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to £12,685) National: £56,532 - £69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to £12,618)  

Working pattern:  Full time, Part time, Flexible working

Contract Type:  Permanent

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

The Role We’re recruiting for Senior Software Developers with experience of Java or Node.js at Justice Digital, to join one of our dynamic and collaborative teams.  

This role aligns against “Senior Software Developer” from the Government Digital and Data Framework.

About Us: At Justice Digital, we're dedicated to leveraging technology to drive impactful change across the justice system. As a Senior Software Developer, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing access to justice and improving outcomes for offenders through innovative digital solutions.

Responsibilities: You’ll collaborate closely with fellow developers on our diverse tech stack and embrace opportunities to learn new technologies and systems. We tailor team assignments to align with your skills, interests, and career aspirations. For instance:

Reducing reoffending rates by improving the scheduling of prison visits in our Prisons team
Enhancing access to justice by developing a service to apply for legal aid in the Legal Aid Agency
Supporting victims of crime to apply for compensation in a trauma-informed way by bringing more of the process online in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority 
Improving outcomes for offenders by building tools to manage rehabilitation services in our Probation team
Maintaining transparency of government by managing freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions in our Central team

Collaboration: You’ll collaborate closely with user researchers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects, and content specialists who share our vision of leveraging technology to transform government services.

Discover More: To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

Our Tech Stack

Technologies: We use a diverse range of technologies, and we’re seeking individuals who specialise in one or more and are eager to learn new languages and frameworks. Our tech stack includes:

Application Code: Ruby, Java, Python, Node.js
CI/CD: Circle CI, GitHub Actions
Monitoring: Sentry
Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker
Cloud Infrastructure: AWS
Web Interfaces: GOV.UK and MoJ Design Systems

Front-End Development: We value a deep understanding of web technologies, emphasising semantic HTML, performant CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript. Accessibility is a core consideration across all our services.

Learning and Support: Once part of our team, we'll support you in mastering our tech stack, regardless of your current experience. Explore our GitHub for insights into our technologies and the services we develop and maintain.

Our Community: Join over 150 experienced developers who form our vibrant engineering community across the MoJ. You’ll have opportunities to mentor junior colleagues and participate in informal support networks with peers. We encourage active engagement in shaping our engineering culture and community.

Career Development: We take pride in our supportive and effective line management. Your skills are highly valued, and we’re committed to helping you expand them within the civil service. You'll have opportunities to move between teams or departments, explore new technologies, and take on increased responsibilities aligned with your career goals.

Explore Further: Dive deeper into our work and culture by visiting our Developer Blog and Justice Digital Blog.

Key Responsibilities 

As a Senior Software Developer, you will: 

Technical

Securely design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems.
Contribute to and enhance existing codebases.
Improve the resilience and stability of software through best practices.
Apply methodologies to facilitate continuous delivery.

People

Develop and mentor team members through line management responsibilities, both formally and informally.
Support lead developers in cultivating high-performing teams.
Foster a diverse, inclusive culture within the development community, promoting awareness, inclusivity, and equilibrium.

If this feels like an exciting opportunity, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!  

Person Specification  

Essential:

Demonstrate proven experience of delivering large and complex software solutions
Demonstrate proven experience working in Java or Node.js and be confident learning new languages
Apply modern development and deployment techniques to your work, including continuous integration and continuous delivery
Support a culture of software maintenance, clean code, coding standards and practices that make change and consistency easier
Write automated tests to continuously validate your work
Thrive when you work as part of a team that abides by the spirit of the manifesto of agile software development
Enjoy sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team
Hold yourself and others to a high standard
Solve problems in a systematic and innovative way

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance. 

Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace. 

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.  

Terms & Conditions 

Please review our Terms and Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact digitalanddatarecruitment@justice.gov.uk  

Person specification

Please refer to attached Job Description