Senior Software Developer - Ministry of Justice - G7

Location

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

About Us: At Justice Digital, we're dedicated to leveraging technology to drive impactful change across the justice system. As a Senior Software Developer, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing access to justice and improving outcomes for offenders through innovative digital solutions.   

Responsibilities: You’ll collaborate closely with fellow developers on our diverse tech stack and embrace opportunities to learn new technologies and systems. We tailor team assignments to align with your skills, interests, and career aspirations. For instance:  

• Enhancing access to justice by developing a service to apply for legal aid in the Legal Aid Agency 
• Supporting victims of crime to apply for compensation in a trauma-informed way by bringing more of the process online in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority  
• Improving outcomes for offenders by building tools to manage rehabilitation services in our Probation team 
• Maintaining transparency of government by managing freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions in our Central team  

Collaboration: You’ll collaborate closely with user researchers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects, and content specialists who share our vision of leveraging technology to transform government services. 

Our Tech Stack 

Technologies: We use a diverse range of technologies, and we’re seeking individuals who specialise in one or more and are eager to learn new languages and frameworks. Our tech stack includes: 

• Application Code: Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript 
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions 
• Monitoring: Sentry 
• Containerisation: Kubernetes, Docker 
• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS 
• Web Interfaces: GOV.UK and MoJ Design Systems 

Front-End Development: We value a deep understanding of web technologies, emphasising semantic HTML, performant CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript. Accessibility is a core consideration across all our services. 

Learning and Support: Once part of our team, we'll support you in mastering our tech stack, regardless of your current experience. Explore our GitHub for insights into our technologies and the services we develop and maintain. 

Our Community: Join over 400 experienced developers who form our vibrant engineering community across the MoJ. You’ll have opportunities to mentor junior colleagues and participate in informal support networks with peers. We encourage active engagement in shaping our engineering culture and community. 

Career Development: We take pride in our supportive and effective line management. Your skills are highly valued, and we’re committed to helping you expand them within the civil service. You'll have opportunities to move between teams or departments, explore new technologies, and take on increased responsibilities aligned with your career goals. 

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

Key Responsibilities: 

As a Senior Software Developer, you will: 

Technical 

• Securely design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems. 
• Contribute to and enhance existing codebases. 
• Improve the resilience and stability of software through best practices. 
• Apply methodologies to facilitate continuous delivery. 

People 

• Develop and mentor team members through line management responsibilities, both formally and informally. 
• Support lead developers in cultivating high-performing teams. 
• Foster a diverse, inclusive culture within the development community, promoting awareness and inclusivity. 

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Demonstrate proven experience of delivering large and complex software solutions 
• Demonstrate proven experience working in Java or Kotlin and be confident learning new languages 
• Apply modern development and deployment techniques to your work, including continuous integration and continuous delivery 
• Support a culture of software maintenance, clean code, coding standards and practices that make change and consistency easier 
• Write automated tests to continuously validate your work 
• Thrive when you work as part of a team that abides by the spirit of the manifesto of agile software development 
• Enjoy sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team 
• Hold yourself and others to a high standard 
• Solve problems in a systematic and innovative way 

Willingness to be assessed against  the requirements for SC clearance