Senior Developer

Venn Group is working with a Local Authority in London to recruit a permanent Developer to design and build technical solutions with the design and product teams.

The successful Developer will devise prototypes in working code that can be tested with users, build minimum viable products that test systems integration and delivery high quality front-end code to be deployed across different platforms.

This is a permanent position, with an annual salary of £53,897 – £65,350.

Hybrid working is offered, with the team attending the office in London once a week.

Responsibilities in post:

• Maintain software development standards and practice for the council, using the best of modern frameworks and using modern processes like test-driven development and pair programming
• Use open-source, cloud-based, loosely coupled technologies to make sure the council’s technology remains nimble and easily iterated upon.
• Ensure services are built upon APIs wherever possible, including influencing towards these approaches in outsourced systems
• Use cross-government and other shared platforms wherever possible to meet our needs
• Monitor performance against technology standards for the council, including software development standards and practice; architectural standards and designs; develops practice and culture
• Ensure that all software built meets user need working collaboratively with product team members to achieve this
• Ensure that all software built, maintained and run by your team pass the GDS service standard or equivalent peer review

Essential skills:

• Understanding of product development methodology, frameworks and principles
• Knowledge of modern technology, including cloud technology and architecture
• Experience of Agile delivery methods and software practices
• Ability to prototype in different ways: on paper, in code or in conversation
• Ability to build software to the highest standard, in a range of languages and frameworks
• Ability to test software in modern ways, including automated testing
• An absolute commitment to meet user need in the best, most efficient way
• Ability to implement and support coding libraries and technical service patterns for contribution to a Design System Support design criteria sessions, specifically around technical constraints

If you feel your experience matches the above, please apply for a further conversation.