Manchester Digital
Senior Software Developer - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - G7
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Bristol, Darlington, London, Manchester, Wolverhampton
About The Job
Job summary
We are MHCLG
Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people’s lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we’re all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you’re thinking of joining us, there’s never been a more exciting time.
We are looking for up to two senior software developers to work on the design, build and run of the Register your rental property service. The large, public facing service is currently in development and will launch at the end of 2026. It will register landlords and their properties to enhance transparency and help renters make informed decisions before entering a new tenancy. To enable tenants to view landlord information, in 2027 a tenant service will be developed.
The service is built using Kotlin and Spring Boot, deployed on AWS, and integrates with a range of government platforms including GOV.UK One Login. We use modern engineering practices including pair programming, automated testing and continuous delivery. You will work across the full software lifecycle, from discovery and design through to operating and improving services in production.
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You will be joining a large multidisciplinary team providing you with the opportunity to work on features from design through to build and run. The department has a strong developer community of practice focused on sharing learning and building expertise across our broad range of services. Find out more about how we build software in the MHCLG Way: https://communitiesuk.github.io/mhclg-way/ or read our blog: https://mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/
Find out more about our Digital teams and what they are working on through our MHCLG Digital blog. Please note that MHCLG do not offer visa sponsorship and applicants will need a valid visa for the duration of your employment.
Job Description
As a senior software developer, you’ll:
- Design, build and maintain high-quality software across backend services, databases, and external integrations
- Design, build and improve user-facing services and user interfaces that meet user and accessibility needs
- Follow development best-practice, including regular pair programming and test-driven development
- Work together with service owners, product managers, delivery managers, and user centred design professionals to develop software that meets the needs of the organisation and our users
- Improve service reliability, resilience, performance and security
- Coach, mentor and share learning with the developer community
- Operate services in production, including monitoring, observability, incident response, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
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Person specification
As a senior software developer, you’ll have experience of:
- Developing backend web applications using Kotlin, Java or similar JVM-based technologies
- Designing, building and operating cloud-based services on AWS
- Designing, building and integrating with external APIs and services
- Designing applications data models and developing software using PostgreSQL or other relational databases
- Building accessible user interfaces, ideally using the GOV.UK Design System
- Designing, building and maintaining secure services in line with cyber security standards
- Version control systems, CI/CD tooling and practices, and deploying services into production environments
- Working within agile, multidisciplinary teams
- Communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
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