Software Developer

We are looking for Software Developers with Java and/or NodeJS experience.

Our current technology stack is below:

AWS, Docker, Go, Java, Kafka, Spring, Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, Oracle

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%.

Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.

Job description

As a 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.

Youll be responsible for:

• Designing efficient and maintainable solutions
• Contributing and adhering to our technical standards
• Maximising the automated test coverage to help move to continuous delivery
• Ensuring code quality through code reviews

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. Were 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, its 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. Youll 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.

Person specification

We're looking for the following experience, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. Please refer to the 3 bullet points in bold below when writing your personal statement (including examples).

2 years knowledge of programming tools, frameworks, and techniques in at least one of the following ecosystems: Java, orNode (you will be expected to learn to become proficient inthe other once in post as required according to business needs)

• Experience of developing software throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs.
• A passion for high quality, well-crafted code, and associated tooling.
• A degree in computing or similar would be an advantage.
• You embrace continuous integration and have a continuous delivery mindset.
• You are patient and can help support and mentor others with different degrees of expertise to maximise their potential.
• You have excellent communication skills and can help explain complicated technical issues to individuals who dont share the same technical experience.
• Knowledge of any of the following technologies/approaches: Concourse CI, Go, Kafka, MongoDB, Oracle SQL, Typescript, Docker, Terraform.
• Knowledge of microservice driven architecture.
• Knowledge of developing in the Cloud.

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

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,398, Companies House contributes £11,703 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House were committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

Where will you be working?

You will be aligned to our Cardiff Office, where we are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on business need, your role and your day-to-day work activities and will be discussed at offerstage. Remote contracts will only be offered to successful candidates who are not a commutable distance to our Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh offices. If you are located a reasonable distance to one our offices, you will receive a hybrid contract aligned to one of our offices.