web developer Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
Salary
£37,295 - £44,724. Additional skills supplement paid up to £13,138.
Our team of Software Developers are passionate about making a difference to our environment and the lives of people in the UK and we are now looking for an experienced Full Stack Node.js Developer to become a part of a close-knit development team.
What your day-to-day will look like
Using the latest cloud technologies, you may be working on our ‘Flood services’ - developing government digital services to share information about current and future flood risk with the public. It will be your job to ensure they are accessible to all, especially in times of bad weather!
Alternatively, you could be involved with our Farming and Countryside Programme which is about delivering services to make farming sustainable, increase biodiversity, promote high animal health and welfare standards, and contribute to the Government’s Net Zero commitment, ensuring ‘public money for public good’.
Other projects require us to maintain and develop several externally facing digital services and internal applications. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will have responsibility for ‘owning’ the functionality you develop.
If you are as passionate as us about building great solutions for Defra and our Arm’s Length Bodies, then this is the job for you.
As a Senior Developer you will design and develop your thinking, making sure the most appropriate technology is selected, and that code is maintainable, performant and secure. You will be working on the integration of multiple systems and technologies whilst at times working with stakeholders and suppliers, providing direction and challenge to find the most appropriate solutions.
What technology do we use?
- Node.js
- API development - REST, Open API
- Web development - HAPI
- ORM tools - Sequelize
- Unit testing - Jest, Lab
- Source Control – Git
- Cloud hosting - Azure/AWS
- Containerisation - Docker, Kubernetes, ECS
- CI and release - ADO, Jenkins, Github Actions
- Work Management - Jira, ADO
Responsibilities
- A dedication to learn new technologies and to explore new industry concepts
- Working with junior developers on the team, including both permanent staff and contractors
- Translating requirements into viable system designs
- Putting users first, identifying needs based on evidence, developing services to meet those needs, and engage in meaningful interactions and relationships with users
- Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse
- Working with common Defra technologies including Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis
- Applying knowledge and experience to investigate and resolve issues
- Establishing relationships and embedding ways of working across projects
- Awareness of secure development practices including vulnerability scanning and OWASP
Skills and experience
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Work management including refining and breaking down tasks, and defining acceptance criteria
- Awareness of Clean Coding practices and approaches to mitigate and address technical debt - refactoring, test coverage
- Software architecture - layers, separation of concerns, microservices
- Senior Developer DDaT skills. Please see the Technical skills on the job advert.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £37,295.00-£44,724.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newcastle upon Tyne
Reference ID: 303481
