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Leeds City Council

<div><div><div>Salary</div>
PO2 &pound;39,862 - &pound;42,839</div><div><div>
Contractual hours</div>
37</div><div><div>
Basis</div>
Full Time</div><div><div>
Job category/type</div>
Computing Technology and Digital, Leeds City Council</div><div><div>
Date posted</div>
11/06/2026</div><div><div>
Job reference</div>
REQ007652</div></div>
 <div><div>Job title: Senior Developer</div><div> 
Salary: PO2 &pound;39,862 - &pound;42,839</div><div> 
Hours: 37</div><div> 
Contract: Permanent</div><div> 
Location: Home and office based, chiefly Merrion House but attendance maybe occasionally required at other Leeds based locations</div><div> 
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer to work on our Microsoft Power Platform alongside Dynamics F&amp;O. The ideal candidate will have 3 years of experience working on no/low code platforms and a proven track record of building and delivering solutions. You will also have in depth experience of working with Power Platform within a financial environment along with the necessary governance and guardrails that are essential for its use in a local authority.</div><div> 
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.</div><div> 
About you</div><div> 
As the Senior Software Engineer you will:</div> 
<ul><li>
Work closely with financial teams and understand their business operations with the aim of identifying efficiencies and building automations.</li>
<li>Analyse requirements by collaborating with business and technical stakeholders, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes and creates prototype solutions.</li>
<li>Develop low code Power App applications - creates professional Canvas and model Power Apps with attractive user interfaces, associated views, forms, business rules, relationships and process flows</li>
<li>Incorporate and deliver additional functionality via pro code (JavaScript &amp; C#) into custom applications.</li>
<li>Incorporates user authentication, data validation, visualisation and file upload abilities.</li>
<li>Creates complex workflows using Power Automate, utilising relevant connectors to configure flows</li>
<li>Creates technical specification documents and defines data models.</li>
<li>Integrates Poer Apps and flows with other Microsoft 365 services such as Dynamics, SharePoint, Forms, API's, Azure Function Apps and other 3rd party services.</li>
<li>Reports on progress via a variety of methods e.g. daily stand-ups, project meetings, etc.</li>
<li>Performs software design using software development fundamentals and processes, debug, test, and deploy software solutions.</li>
<li>Design, develop and maintain key components of the software suite using Office 365 APIs.</li>
<li>Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, etc.</li>
<li>Provides approximate estimates for development work based on known information and experience.</li></ul><div> 
About the role 
</div><div>This role will focus on the ongoing development and improvements of our Power Platform applications. It has a heavy emphasis on working with custom applications developed to supplement our implementation of Microsoft Dynamics F&amp;O. A solid understanding of financial processes and procedures is highly desirable.</div><div> 
You will not work alone but rather form part of a team of existing developers, managers and technical experts who will help you on this journey. Occasional out of hours\on call arrangements may be required but this can be discussed and will incur additional renumeration.</div><div> 
What we offer you</div><div> 
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:</div> 
<ul><li>
a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays</li>
<li>membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions</li>
<li>flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements</li>
<li>a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities</li>
<li>a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further</li></ul><div> 
How to apply</div><div> 
Please upload your CV and complete a personal statement of no more than 500 words</div><div> 
Read our guidance for further advice. Please check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application.</div><div> 
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.</div><div> 
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.</div><div> 
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least &pound;41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.</div><div> 
Job Description</div><div> 
Job purpose</div><div> 
Technical delivery and support on a range of varying projects and evolving technologies. Implement technical strategy as directed and ensure development best practices are followed.</div><div> 
Responsibilities</div> 
<ul><li>
Develop features and modules using either low code/no code/pro code or a blend. Ensuring all are high quality, efficient, maintainable and that meet the needs of business objectives, LCC users and citizens.</li>
<li>Translate technical requirements into functional code, ensuring that software solutions are efficient, scalable, and secure.</li>
<li>Collaborate across different service areas, 3rd parties, product owners, technical experts to support delivery of service.</li>
<li>Mentor junior team members and support their development.</li>
<li>Perform code reviews to uphold standards.</li>
<li>Work closely with stakeholders, including product managers, designers, and other technical teams, to ensure alignment and successful delivery.</li>
<li>Address technical challenges, troubleshooting and support issues as they arise.</li>
<li>Ensure applications are optimised for performance, scalability, and reliability while being cost effective.</li>
<li>Ensure software solutions comply with relevant regulations, security standards, and organisational policies.</li>
<li>Contribute to planning, estimation, and prioritisation of development tasks and projects.</li>
<li>The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.</li></ul><div> 
Qualifications Degree level or equivalent knowledge skills and experience relevant to the service area</div><div> 
Essential requirements Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the following essential requirements.</div> 
<ul><li>
Able to work effectively as part of a team and to demonstrate organisational and time management skills prioritising own and team&rsquo;s work to meet conflicting deadlines</li>
<li>Able to communicate appropriately and effectively with a wide range of people including internal and external partners and customers, through a variety of different methods</li>
<li>Able to use initiative to promote and manage change, using negotiating skills to influence others</li>
<li>Able to develop constructive working relationships and work in partnership with others.</li>
<li>Able to build inclusive, accessible, and user-friendly digital services that improve the lives of residents and support community wellbeing.</li>
<li>Able to lead code reviews, technical workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions to uplift team capability and ensure adherence to best practices.</li>
<li>Has built, deployed and managed complex cloud-based solutions using AWS or Azure environments.</li>
<li>Proficient in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g. .NET, Python, React, etc as well as low code platforms).</li>
<li>Understands the role of AI within local government. Knows the threats and opportunities it brings and how to utilise it effectively and appropriately.</li>
<li>Proficiency in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and monitoring in secure, regulated environments.</li>
<li>Understanding of public sector data governance, and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, PSN, WCAG 2.2).</li>
<li>Understanding of secure coding practices, experience with relevant tools and risk mitigation in public sector systems.</li>
<li>Experience in Agile delivery environments, contributing to sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.</li>
<li>Demonstrable experience contributing to digital transformation initiatives preferably within local government or the wider public sector.</li>
<li>Experience ensuring compliance with local government IT policies, data protection laws, and national digital service standards.</li>
<li>Experience in supporting end-to-end project lifecycles, from requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement to deployment and post-implementation support.</li>
<li>Experience of mentoring and developing junior, fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.</li>
<li>Passion for technology, willing to learn and keep skills up to date.</li></ul><div> 
Essential Behavioural &amp; other Characteristics 
</div><ul><li>Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct</li>
<li>Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health &amp; Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon</li>
<li>Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Carry out all duties having regard to an employee&rsquo;s responsibility under Health, Safety and Wellbeing</li>
<li>Willingness to actively participate in appraisal, training and development activities to ensure up, to date knowledge and skills.</li>
<li>Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.</li>
<li>Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality &amp; diversity of Leeds City Council.</li>
<li>Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person</li>
<li>The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.</li></ul><div> 
Desirable requirements Candidates are not required to meet all the following desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.</div> 
<ul><li>
Able to seek out opportunities to create effective change and suggest innovative ideas for process improvement.</li>
<li>Able to review ways of working, including seeking and providing feedback.</li>
<li>Able to implement manual and automated tests.</li>
<li>Understand different levels of software testing (including black &amp; white box, retrospective, performance, load, penetration, accessibility, etc) and their importance.</li></ul></div>

Senior Developer

HM Revenue & Customs

<div><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">Company Info</h1>
First American Financial Corporation (FAFC) is a leading global provider of title insurance and settlement services for residential and commercial real estate transactions. FAFC has offices throughout the globe and is the world&rsquo;s largest insurer of title. First Title Group is the UK division of FAFC and is made up of several core companies including enact, the largest direct conveyancer in the UK. Our conveyancing experts handle 1 in 4 remortgage transactions in England and Wales. The majority of our work comes direct from the end client rather than estate agents and brokers. We foster relationships of mutual respect with the referrers we do work with. We are passionate about providing exceptional service and are proud of our dedicated team of conveyancers, who focus on providing our customers with a friendly, personal service using their expert knowledge and experience to ensure a smooth, efficient transaction from start to finish. We have built a wealth of experience within our teams and this encourages support, constant learning and good relations. The growth and development of our people is paramount to ensure potential is achieved.<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
Job Description</h1>
Working with the team leader within the DF development team to assist establish and enforce best practice processes and procedures, giving technical guidance, oversight and mentoring to team members. To build and delivery robust solutions and assist ensure the team delivers solutions which are aligned with current development strategy and information security standards.<ul><li>
Support team growth</li><li>
Acquire a clear understanding of business objectives and their IT implications through knowledge of business and IT strategic plans.</li><li>
Provide technical expertise and mentoring to team members.</li><li>
Ensure the design, implementation and delivery of project team&rsquo;s software and product development is in accordance with strategy and meets the required levels of information security and quality.</li><li>
Support the team leaders by providing feedback on the project team member&rsquo;s performance.</li><li>
Maintenance of a high-level understanding of trends within the IT sector.</li><li>
Continued support of best-practice development and support environment including security and access system controls, appropriate segregation of development, testing, training and production environments and execution of appropriate quality assurance processes ensuring all development work complies with the company&rsquo;s policies and procedures and works within the ISO27001 accredited framework.</li><li>
Solutions delivery.</li></ul><ul><li>
Development of specific business applications; primarily within its on-line environment, where no appropriate solutions exist within the group or in the market.</li><li>
Support the Product Owner, Development Manager and Team Leader to drive out the requirements in refinement and planning seeing requests from inception through implementation.</li><li>
Management and execution of all aspects of the systems development life cycle consistent with the development standards of the team.</li><li>
Delivery of technical documentation including user guides and handover documents of all supported systems sufficient to ensure business continuity with no impact on service levels.</li></ul><ul><li>
Relationship management</li></ul><ul><li>
Development of strong working relationships with internal business units</li><li>
Development of strong working relationships with external development, technology partners or customer contacts, where appropriate</li><li>
Continual peer networking and industry research.</li></ul>
Adhere to Conduct Rules
You must:<ul><li>
Act with integrity</li><li>
Act with due care, skill and diligence</li><li>
Be open and co-operative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators</li><li>
Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly</li><li>
Observe proper standards of market conduct</li><li>
Deliver good outcomes for retail customers</li></ul>
Personal Qualities<ul><li>
Strong analytical, judgement and decision making skills</li><li>
Ability to organise own time and prioritise workload</li><li>
A team player, able to build collaborative and effective working relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels</li><li>
Is aware of personal development needs and raises issues with manager to help improve effectiveness. Takes on board comments about development needs and is always willing to learn</li><li>
Open-minded lateral thinker and a good listener</li><li>
Results-driven self-starter comfortable working in a collegial environment.</li></ul>
Technical Competencies<ul><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of the DF Lender Exchange platform and components</li><li>
Experience of legal/conveyancing, insurance or banking sectors.</li><li>
Experience of working within an ISO27001 certified business including developing, documenting and implementing information security policies.</li><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of working within an Agile team, working with Azure Devops boards, repos and pipelines.</li><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of systems development in a Microsoft technical architecture and development platform, particularly .NET C# and SQL Server and Windows Server</li><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of Rabbit MQ</li><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of Elastic and Kibana</li><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of Identity Management services, in particular Identity Server</li><li>
A strong and demonstrable knowledge of Secure Software Development Processes including software deployment</li><li>
Strong analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills</li></ul>
Above all, to be successful in these fantastic roles you need to show enthusiasm, flexibility and a positive working attitude. For this you will be rewarded with the opportunity for a successful career within an expanding global company.</div>

Hippo Digital Limited

About The Role Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Senior Python Developer to join our Hippo Herd. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact. As a Senior Python Developer, you will play an important role in making Hippo the best Consultancy out there. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team combining data, design, product, delivery, analysis and engineering to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. You will act as a Senior Consultant to deliver Python Development services to our clients. Senior Python Developers are experienced practitioners who lead by example, ensuring technical excellence within squads and mentoring other members of the engineering community. Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well-engineered systems beyond traditional boundaries that allow our customers to understand and get the most from their data and digital services. The Senior Python Developer will be a key player and implementer in this. Please note we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at the Senior level; therefore, the advertised salary band represents the entry point for this level, allowing for clear progression within the role, which we are very keen to support. Your Role in Nutshell: Lead the production of user-centred software, ensuring development is based on business requirements and follows best practice. Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems. Manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks. Communicate and present prototypes, solutions and progress to stakeholders in a clear, concise manner. Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome. Mentor other engineers and support consultants in their professional development. Skills and experience that you need Essential Experience Excellent experience in Python. Proven track record of delivering high-quality, robust solutions within a delivery team. Experience coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution. Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non-technical terms. Extensive experience in the full development lifecycle delivering user-centred digital solutions. Advanced full stack development skills using Python, HTML, CSS &amp; JavaScript. Experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Node, React, or Angular. Strong experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and Microservices architecture. Expertise in RESTful API Services. Expertise in agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, TDD). Proficiency in Infrastructure As Code (Terraform, Cloudformation) and public cloud environments (AWS, Azure). Proficient in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps. Desirable Experience Previous experience of working on GOV/NHS projects. Knowledge of Kafka or other asynchronous messaging systems. What makes us great Alongside working with some of the most talented people out there and on-top of a competitive salary, which we&rsquo;re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits: Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% &amp; Employee 2%) 25 Days Holiday plus UK Public Holidays Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts Critical illness cover Life assurance and death in service cover Volunteer days Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme Season ticket loans Financial and general wellbeing sessions Flexible benefits scheme with options of: Private health cover Private dental cover Additional company pension contributions Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days) Wellbeing contribution Charity contributions Tree planting Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo At Hippo, we&rsquo;re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices. Hi, we&rsquo;re Hippo At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes. We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world. Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. Have a look through our Website at Our Story &amp; Purpose, Our Culture &amp; Values, Case Studies and Our Solutions &amp; Services to find out some more! Hippo Locations We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel and working on one of those sites at least 2 days per week. We offer a generous relocation support package of up to &pound;8,000 (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one. Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leeds LS1 4HT

Senior Python Developer

And Digital

<div>We are recruiting for a Senior Java Engineer
On-site: 2 dpw in Leeds
Key skills: strong experience in Java and comfortable with TDD (test-driven development). 
Who We Are: 
We&rsquo;re on a mission to close the world&rsquo;s tech skills gap.
We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.
Since 2014, we&rsquo;ve worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology.
That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers.
Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world.
About you:<ul><li>
You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value</li><li>
You&rsquo;re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively</li><li>
You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning</li><li>
You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates</li><li>
You&rsquo;re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused</li><li>
You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow</li><li>
You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams</li></ul>
What you&rsquo;ll bring to the table:<ul><li>
Proven development experience of working as a Lead Engineer in a commercial development team with an expert understanding of Java and Javascript and wider experience in different tools and frameworks across the stack.</li><li>
Commercial experience working with agile methodologies.</li><li>
The ability to take clients wider business concerns into account when making technical decisions and dealing with the challenges from stakeholders that come with this.</li><li>
Experience of implementing architecture, DevOps, performance or security and an understanding and ownership of best practice as a Lead Engineer (eg. TDD, SOLID, XP)</li><li>
Comfortable mentoring junior engineers and supporting Squad Leads, with the attributes to provide technical guidance as the most senior engineer on a project and ensuring the development team is achieving project goals and maintaining quality standards.</li><li>
Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and deployments.</li><li>
Experience of writing effective documentation and knowledge sharing.</li></ul> 
Why join AND Digital?
We&rsquo;re building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way.
Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we&rsquo;re organised into regional &lsquo;Clubs&rsquo; of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole.
Our Practice Areas act as a &lsquo;second home&rsquo; for our ANDis - a place where you can innovate and learn with like-minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy.
Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth-mindset. We are deeply client-centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves.
By joining AND, we&rsquo;ll provide:<ul><li>
25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays</li></ul><ul><li>
Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice).</li><li>
Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover) for you.</li><li>
Flexibenefit: &pound;1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the &pound;1000 can be taken as cash.</li><li>
Life Assurance.</li><li>
Income Protection.</li><li>
Eye test + first pair of glasses.</li><li>
Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave.</li></ul>
Equal Opportunities Statement:
Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we&rsquo;re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We&rsquo;re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.
We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.</div>

Senior Java Developer

Public Sector Resourcing

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract based Hybrid in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool or Birmingham.
 
The team requires an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer with a strong backend engineering background to support current and future service demand. The role will complement existing capacity for day-to-day delivery and operational support while helping to modernise and enhance the Attendance Allowance service.
 
Core Purpose
 
The Attendance Allowance service has a delivery dependency on a wider Service Modernisation programme, requiring continued enhancement of the user journey while maintaining a stable and reliable service. Alongside delivering new features, the team is managing a range of competing priorities including technical debt remediation, ongoing service maintenance and support, GitLab migration activities, CI/CD pipeline improvements, dependency management and upgrades, peer code reviews and engineering best practice initiatives.
 
The team also collaborates closely to resolve critical issues through Agile swarming and contributes to wider technical and architectural improvements across the service. As a result, additional engineering capability is required to sustain delivery, protect service stability and support the long-term health and evolution of the Attendance Allowance service.
 
As a Senior Full Stack Developer, your main responsibilities will be to:
 <ul>
<li>Contribute to feature development within two-week sprint cycles</li>
<li>Develop and maintain backend services and APIs</li>
<li>Support technical architecture and contribute to strategic design decisions</li>
<li>Assist with service maintenance, pipeline configuration and dependency management</li>
<li>Participate in code reviews, technical discussions and Agile ceremonies</li>
<li>Work closely with operational and change teams to deliver user-focused solutions</li>
<li>Support continuous improvement of engineering practices and delivery standards</li>
</ul>
Essential: 
<ul>
<li>Full stack development experience with a strong backend focus across Java and Node.js environments</li>
<li>Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot</li>
<li>Experience developing applications using Node.js</li>
<li>Strong understanding of microservices architecture</li>
<li>Experience building and consuming REST APIs</li>
<li>Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices</li>
<li>Proven experience working within Agile Scrum teams, with a strong understanding of Scrum values, collaborative delivery and continuous improvement, enabling effective contribution within a high-performing team environment</li>
<li>Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills</li>
</ul>
Desirable: 
<ul>
<li>Experience working with messaging or queuing technologies</li>
<li>AWS cloud experience</li>
<li>Experience managing and reducing technical debt</li>
<li>Working knowledge of GitLab and dependency management tooling</li>
<li>Broad experience across multiple technologies and tooling environments</li>
</ul>
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
 
Disability Confident
 
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
 
Armed Forces Covenant
 
DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
 
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

Senior Full Stack Developer

<div>Role description 
Lead SDK Architect (Mobile Platform)
Type: Contract, Fixed-Term or Permanent

Location: London / Leeds (Hybrid)

Start: ASAP

Shape the future of mobile SDK architecture used at enterprise scale. 


UST is seeking an exceptional Lead SDK Architect to define and drive the next generation of our mobile SDK platform across iOS and Android.

This is a rare opportunity for an architect who thrives on solving complex platform challenges, designing elegant developer experiences, and modernising SDK ecosystems that are consumed by thousands of applications and developers.

You'll take ownership of the target architecture and modernisation strategy for a business-critical mobile SDK, creating a scalable, secure, and future-ready platform that improves performance, reduces integration complexity, and accelerates product innovation.

Whether you're available immediately for a contract engagement or seeking a fixed-term employment opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. 


About the Role:

You'll be leading a high-profile SDK transformation programme where you'll have the opportunity to:
<ul>
<li>Define the future architecture for a large-scale mobile SDK ecosystem</li>
<li>Create an enterprise-grade platform consumed by third-party developers and partners</li>
<li>Drive modernisation across iOS and Android without disrupting existing integrations</li>
<li>Influence technical strategy, engineering standards, product direction, and developer experience</li>
<li>Work alongside senior architecture, engineering, and product leadership teams</li></ul> 


What You'll Be Doing:

As the Lead SDK Architect, you'll be responsible for defining and delivering the technical vision for our mobile SDK platform.

Key responsibilities include:

Architecture &amp; Strategy
<ul>
<li>Define the target SDK architecture and long-term modernisation roadmap across iOS and Android</li>
<li>Establish architectural principles, standards, and governance for SDK development</li>
<li>Design a scalable, modular, and secure platform that supports future business growth</li>
<li>Create a migration strategy that enables incremental adoption while maintaining compatibility for existing consumers</li>
</ul>
Developer Experience &amp; SDK Design
<ul>
<li>Define public API contracts and versioning strategies</li>
<li>Improve SDK usability and reduce integration effort for external developers</li>
<li>Drive consistency across platforms while respecting native platform best practices</li>
<li>Champion SDK design patterns that maximise maintainability and extensibility</li>
</ul>
Platform Modernisation
<ul>
<li>Lead architecture decisions around modularisation, packaging, dependency management, and release engineering</li>
<li>Guide Proof of Concepts and technical validation activities</li>
<li>Partner closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and Enterprise Architects</li>
<li>Provide architectural leadership throughout delivery and implementation</li></ul> 


What We're Looking For:

Essential Experience
<ul>
<li>Minimum of 8+ years of software engineering and architecture experience</li>
<li>Significant hands-on experience with mobile platforms (iOS and/or Android)</li>
<li>Proven track record designing and evolving mobile SDKs consumed by external developers</li>
<li>Experience leading large-scale platform modernisation or transformation programmes</li>
<li>Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills</li>
<li>Ability to balance strategic architecture with practical delivery</li>
</ul>
Technical Expertise:

API &amp; SDK Architecture
<ul>
<li>Public API design and governance</li>
<li>Semantic versioning strategies</li>
<li>Backward and forward compatibility</li>
<li>SDK evolution and deprecation management</li>
<li>Stable ABI considerations</li>
</ul>
Mobile SDK Distribution

Android
<ul>
<li>AAR packaging</li>
<li>Maven publishing</li>
<li>Gradle plugins</li>
</ul>
iOS
<ul>
<li>XCFrameworks</li>
<li>Swift Package Manager</li>
<li>CocoaPods</li>
<li>Strong understanding of binary versus source distribution trade-offs</li>
</ul>
Modular Platform Design
<ul>
<li>Feature modularisation</li>
<li>Dependency isolation</li>
<li>Transitive dependency management</li>
<li>Library version conflict mitigation</li>
</ul>
Performance &amp; Optimisation
<ul>
<li>Binary footprint reduction</li>
<li>Startup performance optimisation</li>
<li>Memory and CPU efficiency</li>
<li>Battery and network usage optimisation</li>
<li>Runtime performance governance</li>
</ul>
Security &amp; Hardening
<ul>
<li>R8 / ProGuard optimisation</li>
<li>Anti-tampering controls</li>
<li>Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP)</li>
<li>Root and jailbreak detection</li>
<li>Certificate and public key pinning</li>
<li>Secure storage using Keychain, Keystore, and Secure Enclave</li>
</ul>
Privacy &amp; Compliance
<ul>
<li>Privacy-by-design principles</li>
<li>Data minimisation frameworks</li>
<li>Apple Privacy Manifests</li>
<li>Required Reason APIs</li>
<li>Android Data Safety requirements</li>
<li>GDPR and broader privacy compliance considerations</li>
</ul>
Observability &amp; Release Engineering
<ul>
<li>Telemetry and diagnostics</li>
<li>Crash reporting frameworks</li>
<li>Remote configuration</li>
<li>Automated CI/CD pipelines</li>
<li>SDK signing and release management</li></ul> 


Desirable Experience

You'll stand out if you have experience within:
<ul>
<li><ul><li>Financial Services</li>
<li>Fraud Prevention</li>
<li>Cyber Security</li>
<li>Enterprise Software Platforms</li>
<li>Identity &amp; Authentication Solutions</li>
<li>Mobile Risk or Behavioural Analytics</li>
</ul></li><li>Experience working with on-device sensor data, behavioural signal collection, and platform-specific background execution constraints would be highly advantageous.</li></ul> 


Hurry &amp; apply to learn more!

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Skills 
solution architecture,cross functional,architectural standards,program transformation, 
About UST 
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world&rsquo;s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients&rsquo; organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact&mdash;touching billions of lives in the process.</div>

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