Senior Developer
| Posting date: | 16 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £48,429 to £52,222 per year |
| Additional salary information: | This role currently receives a discretionary Recruitment & Retention payment of £5,500. This is a temporary allowance, under ongoing review, and may be withdrawn at any time. Candidates are advised to address any questions on rates of pay prior to applying for the post. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 460852 |
Summary
The successful candidate will be working on the Digital Service team (part of the Change Technology Services within the Insolvency Service) responsible for enterprise line-of-business applications used by both internal and external organisations as well as the general public.
We are consolidating our technology stack and moving away from legacy services to focus on the use Microsoft's .NET 10 framework and Azure services, so this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our technology and the way we work for a sustainable, user-centric future. We would love to for you to be part of that new team.
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Software Developer you will:
support the Lead Software Engineer and implement digital services using C#, HTML, CSS, (and some JavaScript for progressive enhancement only) and the Azure stack, i.e. Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, AI Search, Azure app services, Function apps, meeting the requirements of the Technology Code of Practice and Gov.UK Service manual
identify and fix faults in digital services
assist the developers across our development teams, acting as a mentor and coach
promote a culture of knowledge sharing and the adoption of good practice
assist the teams within Digital Services, offering them expert advice and guidance, including operations leads, product managers and QAT leads
work with a multi-disciplinary team and business stakeholders, fostering good relationships and responding to views and challenges from others
advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on efficient, effective delivery of high-quality digital services within the team and the wider agency
transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices such as Behaviour and Test-Driven Development, continuous deployment, and DevOp
We are consolidating our technology stack and moving away from legacy services to focus on the use Microsoft's .NET 10 framework and Azure services, so this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our technology and the way we work for a sustainable, user-centric future. We would love to for you to be part of that new team.
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Software Developer you will:
support the Lead Software Engineer and implement digital services using C#, HTML, CSS, (and some JavaScript for progressive enhancement only) and the Azure stack, i.e. Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, AI Search, Azure app services, Function apps, meeting the requirements of the Technology Code of Practice and Gov.UK Service manual
identify and fix faults in digital services
assist the developers across our development teams, acting as a mentor and coach
promote a culture of knowledge sharing and the adoption of good practice
assist the teams within Digital Services, offering them expert advice and guidance, including operations leads, product managers and QAT leads
work with a multi-disciplinary team and business stakeholders, fostering good relationships and responding to views and challenges from others
advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on efficient, effective delivery of high-quality digital services within the team and the wider agency
transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices such as Behaviour and Test-Driven Development, continuous deployment, and DevOp