Developer
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,090 to £37,090 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Hastings |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 13 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Are you passionate about building digital services that make a real difference?
Do you enjoy solving technical challenges and working as part of a collaborative agile team?
Are you looking to develop your skills while contributing to the delivery of modern, user-focused digital solutions?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.
Build services. Develop solutions. Make an impact.
As a Developer, you'll play a key role in designing, building, supporting and improving digital services, products and platforms used across the Department for Transport. Working within multidisciplinary agile teams, you'll help create secure, scalable and user-centred solutions that deliver genuine value to our users.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers and within the Government Digital and Data Profession.
Working within the Create Service Line, you'll contribute to the development and support of digital services that meet organisational, policy and operational needs. You will work alongside developers, architects, designers, delivery professionals and business stakeholders to deliver effective digital solutions.
As a Developer, you'll take ownership of your work, contribute to continuous improvement, and help foster a positive, collaborative culture across the team. You'll be encouraged to develop your technical skills and support colleagues while contributing to the delivery of high-quality digital services.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Developing software to meet user needs
- Writing clean, secure and well-tested code
- Following development standards and helping improve ways of working
- Supporting and maintaining live services
- Identifying and resolving issues within production environments
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver digital solutions
- Coaching and supporting more junior colleagues where appropriate
- Participating in communities of practice and knowledge sharing activities
- Taking ownership of your professional development and learning new technologies
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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