Senior Software Engineer
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,557 to £78,517 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7NE |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | DWP Digital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 412645_1752049433 |
Summary
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help shape how we design, build, and deliver software that supports millions of people. Working in agile teams, you'll combine hands-on coding with mentoring and technical leadership, creating robust, scalable systems that stand the test of time.
You'll bring strong engineering practices, like test-driven development, and experience with cloud platforms and microservices to a collaborative, supportive environment.
Pay up to £78,517, plus 28.9% employer pension contributions, hybrid working with 60% home working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of government services.
We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to build and maintain innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives.
The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
Delivery. Work. Projects.
You'll play a key role in shaping how we build and deliver software that really matters. You'll work as part of an agile team, helping to guide the work while also supporting and mentoring other engineers along the way.
You'll bring your solid understanding of JavaScript & Node.JS, software design and architecture to create reliable, scalable systems that are used by millions of people.
You'll also take ownership of the code you and your team write, making sure it's robust, well-tested, and built to last.
We're big on collaboration, and you'll help foster a team culture where good engineering practices are second nature. That includes things like test-driven development (TDD), which you'll already be confident with and keen to encourage across the wider engineering community.
If you've worked with containerised microservices and cloud platforms before, you'll feel right at home. We use well-established deployment patterns, so your experience will help you get up to speed quickly and start making an impact from day one.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?
- You'll bring deep expertise in modern JavaScript and Node.js, using well-established frameworks and design principles to lead the delivery of high-quality software.
- You'll apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) techniques to build reliable, maintainable code from the ground up.
- You'll work with APIs, RESTful services, and microservice architectures, designing and developing systems that are scalable, secure, and easy to maintain.
- You'll develop in cloud environments like AWS and Azure, using the right tools and services to get the best out of each platform.
- You'll work confidently with both SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB, choosing the right approach for the task at hand.
- You'll build and maintain robust automated test suites that support continuous deployment and give teams confidence to move fast.
- You'll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, helping shape delivery, set standards, and foster a collaborative, supportive culture that brings out the best in everyone.
Details. Wages. Perks.
You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.
We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model - you'll be in the office about 40% of the time, and 60% home working.
We offer competitive pay of up to £78,517.
You'll also get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over 28.9%, and a generous leave package starting at 26 days.
You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time.
We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
- Flexible working including flexible hours and family-friendly policies
- Time off volunteering and charitable giving
- Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
- Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
- Sports and social activities
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
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