Senior Software Engineer

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HMLR’s Developers work on a variety of projects that are central to their digital transformation. This includes rebuilding core registration and casework systems, geospatial data initiatives, developing new cloud‑native services and modernising legacy applications into scalable, containerised solutions.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Developer, you’ll combine hands‑on coding with technical leadership. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team of developers, testers, product managers and architects to build secure, scalable systems and help guide technical direction across your team. You’ll also mentor colleagues and contribute to improving development processes and standards across the Software Development Practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and maintenance of complex digital services and APIs
• Deputise for the Lead Developer, providing technical leadership and mentorship
• Influence and improve the team’s development practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tooling
• Collaborate with architects and product managers to ensure technical solutions meet user and business needs
• Take a holistic view of delivery, ensuring performance, scalability and maintainability
• Contribute to HMLR’s wider engineering community, sharing best practice and innovation
• Experience developing and delivering software through the full development lifecycle
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages, i.e. Java or Python
• Solid understanding of system design, API development and integration practices
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerisation technologies
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles
• Experience mentoring developers and improving technical processes
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in process optimisation and identifying opportunities to improve how software is built
• Familiarity with secure coding standards, TDD/BDD, and automated testing frameworks
• Awareness of the Government DDaT framework and GDS Service Standards

Core Tech Stack

• Languages: Java and Python (with some legacy Delphi)
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Flask, Django
• Cloud & Hosting: AWS and OpenShift (container‑based environments)
• Databases: PostgreSQL (primary), with some Oracle and SQL Server legacy systems
• Version Control: Git and GitHub (enterprise)
• Testing: JUnit, PyTest, Selenium, and Cucumber for automation
• Monitoring & Tooling: ELK Stack, Grafana, and CloudWatch for logging and performance

Location

Expectation is to be working from any of the advertised locations 60% of your time across the month (typically three days per week). Hours are flexible and condensed hours are an option.

Locations available:

• Croydon
• Birkenhead
• Coventry
• Durham
• Weymouth
• Gloucester
• Kingston upon Hull
• Leicester
• Nottingham
• Peterborough
• Plymouth
• Warrington
• Swansea
• Telford

Benefits

• Annual leave of 28.5 days per year plus 8 public holidays
• A clear progression pathway including personalised training and development plans
• Expensed accreditations with dedicated training days
• Flexi‑time scheme (you decide what working hours work best for you)
• Opportunity to work condensed hours
• Social and sports clubs
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for counselling and support
• Interest‑free season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)

Further Information

• Please apply with a CV that provides evidence against the essential skills.
• HMLR does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence and is unable to sponsor individuals for Skilled Worker sponsorship.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Government Administration

Video/Meet the Hiring Manager Q&A

If you would like to find out more about the role, the Software Development profession and what it’s like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually ‘meet the team’ will be held via Teams on Wednesday 12th of November at 12:30pm. Please register your interest here:

Event registration link