Software Developer - Companies House - EO

As a Developer you'll join one of our many Agile Software Development teams. A typical team is made up of an agile delivery manager, developers, testers, user researchers, analysts and a product owner.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Designing efficient and maintainable solutions
• Contributing and adhering to our technical standards
• Maximising the automated test coverage to help move to continuous delivery
• Ensuring code quality through code reviews

What it is like to work in Companies House

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We’re keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics.

Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it’s up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them.

Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You’ll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Person specification

We're looking for the following experience, which will be assessed at sift and at interview.  

• Working knowledge of programming tools, frameworks, and techniques in at least one of the following ecosystems: Java or Node (you will be expected to learn to become proficient in the other once in post as required according to business needs).
• Experience of developing software throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs. 
• A passion for high quality, well-crafted code, and associated tooling.
• A degree in computing or similar would be an advantage.
• You embrace continuous integration and have a continuous delivery mindset.
• You are patient and can help support and mentor others with different degrees of expertise to maximise their potential.
• You have excellent communication skills and can help explain complicated technical issues to individuals who don’t share the same technical experience. 
• Knowledge of any of the following technologies/approaches: Concourse CI, Go, Kafka, MongoDB, Oracle SQL, Typescript, Docker, Terraform.  
• Knowledge of microservice driven architecture.
• Knowledge of developing in the Cloud.  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Systems Integration
• Development Process Optimisation
• User Focus
• Programming and Build
• System Design