Golang Job: Senior Software Developer

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Company

Companies House
United Kingdom

Location

Remote Position
(From Everywhere/No Office Location)

Job type

Full-Time

Golang Job Details

Details

Reference number

272760

Salary

£36,484 - £48,000
Base salary is £33,134 - £38,000 with an additional DDaT allowance of £3,350 - £10,000 available. The final salary and allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
DDaT Senior

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CH - Digital Services

Type of role

Digital
Information Technology

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Part-time

Number of jobs available

4

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    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

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Location

Remote working (anywhere in the UK)

About the job

Job summary

Do you have a passion for delivering user focused digital services and using the latest technology to deliver solutions to a global audience of millions?

Are you enthusiastic about clean code, well designed software and mentoring others to enable them to work at their best?

If the answer to the above is yes, we would love you to join us and be part of our team to help us build the future of our Digital Services.


We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. The majority of our digital teams are based in our Cardiff head office. Remote/homeworking contracts will only be offered to successful candidates who are not within a commutable distance to our Cardiff office. If you are located within a commutable distance to one our offices, you will receive a hybrid contract.

At Companies House, hybrid working is about achieving an effective balance between working in the office and working from other appropriate locations. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. We currently expect those on hybrid contracts to attend their base office a minimum of one day a week but the exact degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities and should be agreed through discussions with your line manager.

For more information, please reach out to the Recruitment Manager - Tom Skidmore [email protected]

Job description

As a Senior Developer you'll join one of our 12 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
  • Mentoring software engineers in your team and the wider software development community
  • 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:
Our Digital teams are based in our Cardiff office however we are using a hybrid approach and as such this post can be undertaken in a Fully Remote Capacity, but you would be welcome to attend the Cardiff office when we return.

Remote contracts will only be offered to successful candidates who are not a commutable distance to our Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh offices. If you are located in a reasonable distance to one our offices, you will receive a hybrid contract aligned to one of our offices.

Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. We currently expect people to attend their base office a minimum of one day a week but the exact degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities and should be agreed through discussions with your line manager.


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 Gold Award we are at the fore front 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.

Click here to find out more about what it is like to work in Companies House .






Person specification

Who we are looking for...

  • You'll have extensive software engineering experience of more than 3 years, with excellent technical skills and the ability to complete detailed design. A degree in computing or similar would be an advantage
  • You'll have a passion for high quality, well-crafted code, and associated tooling
  • 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


These criteria will be assessed at sift and interview so please ensure you include it in your personal statement.


This criteria will be assessed at sift and interview so please ensure you include it in your personal statement.



We will also be assessing the following technical skills:

Essential:

  • Strong knowledge of programming tools, frameworks, and techniques in at least one of the following ecosystems: Java, Node (you will be expected to learn the other once in post as required according to business needs)
  • Application of good working practices such as test-driven and behaviour-driven development (TDD/BDD), pair programming, version control/branching strategies, and application of design patterns
  • Knowledge of all key full stack web technologies, including use of relational and noSQL databases

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of any of the following technologies/approaches: Golang, TypeScript, Kafka, Deployment pipeline tooling (e.g. Concourse), Infrastructure as Code, Elasticsearch, MongoDB
  • Knowledge of cloud-first micro-service driven architecture
  • Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines, and experience implementing to meet at least “AA” standard


As well as the following experience:

Essential:

  • You have experience as a Java or JavaScript/Node developer in an agile software engineering environment.
  • You have experience of coaching and mentoring junior developers – including through techniques such as pair programming.
  • You have experience of developing software throughout the delivery lifecycle

Desirable:

  • You have experience designing and building RESTful APIs and supporting them in a live production environment.

Behaviours

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

  • Changing and Improving
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Working Together

Technical skills

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

  • Development Process Optimisation, Programming & build, system design, user focus & Systems Integration

Benefits

We offer lots of training opportunities. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them and flexible working hours allow everyone to perform at their best.

We pride ourselves on offering a quality work life balance. Your wellbeing is very important to us.

If you need it, we’ll supply a chair, desk and additional monitor to enable to you to work from home in comfort.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:
  • Flexible working with no core hours. Work anytime between (6am and 8pm). – Build up to 2 days off per month!
  • 30 Days Annual Leave and 8 Bank Holidays and 1 Privilege Day.
  • Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave paid at full rate of pay for the 26 weeks of Ordinary Maternity leave, followed by an extra 13 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay and a further 13 weeks leave is also available which is unpaid. We offer 2 weeks statutory paternity leave
  • Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 27%.
  • 3 Days Volunteering Leave.
  • Support for training such as Certifications in AWS and OCP and access to Pluralsight. With up to 5 days study leave.

We also offer:
  • 1 Half Day per week innovation time to learn new skills or come up ways to simplify the teams the way of working.
  • Choice between a MacBook Pro or Windows 10 Surface Book to allow you to complete your work to a high standard as well as offering the ability to work remotely.

Onsite Benefits:
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • On Site Gym (Cardiff) *membership required

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Interviews to be held virtually, using Microsoft Teams.

Candidates will be required to supply a CV and Personal Statement. The Personal Statement should be no more than 1250 words and address any highlight why you feel you have the experience and technical skills that we would be looking for. These will also be explored at interview.

The initial sift will consider only Technical Skills and Experience – please reference the essential criteria listed in this advert in your application.

If successful in the sifting stage, candidates all four elements (Behaviours, Strengths, Technical Skills and Experience) will be assessed at interview. Candidates may be required to undertake a technical activity or presentation as part of this process.

You can find more guidance on completing your application here.

Candidates may be required to undertake an activity as part of the selection process.

Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and may include Strength based questions in the interview.

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.

As part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, we ask candidates to provide an anonymous application. Please remove all identifying personal information from your CV, personal statement and application including: name; address; date of birth; dates of education.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive of all physical and mental disabilities and as such we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews or assessments and receiving interview questions prior to interview to name a few. If you are unsure what may be appropriate for your specific needs, please reach out and we will be happy to have a conversation about how we can best support you. Please contact the recruitment team if needed and a member of the team will be in touch – [email protected].

Any move to Companies House from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Check (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) clearance you will normally need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 5 years, and will need to successfully complete all stages of the vetting process which includes:
  • Baseline Personnel Security Standard
  • Departmental/Company Records Check
  • Security Questionnaire
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Credit Reference Check
  • Security Service Check

Nationality statement
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Further information

Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission . [email protected] Civil Service Commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ