Java Software Engineer
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,614 to £58,347 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2AX |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | DWP Digital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 421681_1755699343 |
Summary
Java Software Engineer
Pay up to £58,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We are looking for an outstanding Java Engineers to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.
We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.
The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?
- Knowledge and experience of Java version 8 or higher.
- Experience of developing on cloud-based environments like AWS and Azure.
- A good understanding of Test Driven Development.
- Experience of SQL or noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB.
- Experience and the skills required to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.
- Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures.
- Experience working with messaging and event-driven architectures like RabbitMQ.
You and your role
This is great opportunity to join our Verify Earnings and Pensions (VEP) team at DWP Digital.
We're looking for a driven and talented Software Engineer help us make sure that is critical service works properly for the people that need it.
As a Java Software Engineer, you will help build and run applications as part of our multi-functional agile delivery teams. You'll collaborate with other engineers, data professional, researchers, analysts and more. You'll also have plenty of chance to get your head to down and code.
We write code and make decisions which shape the future engineering landscape of DWP, and which improve services used by millions of people to find work and access support and payments.
Our teams use the latest and best tech and tooling to build better applications, products and services.
We want you to be at your best too. We'll give you the tools and time to build your skills and learn new tricks - with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet-ups or whatever else works for you.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is more convenient for you.
Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £58,437
Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth at least £12,300 per year.
Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.
You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexitime. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
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 flex-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
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Process:
We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just three stages:
Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
Coding Test: If you are successful at Stage 1, you will be invited to complete a short coding exercise.
Interview: a single stage interview online.
CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
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