Software Developer

Description:

We’re recruiting for a Developer here at Justice Digital, to be part of our friendly and diverse OPG Digital & Technology team.

As a developer at MOJ Digital & Technology you will be designing and building web systems that make a genuine difference to people’s lives. You’ll make sure we build things the right way, keeping up to date with the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often.

At MOJ you’ll be working on our acclaimed open-source public services, with user needs at the heart of everything, helping us transform Government for the future. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be helping define how we do what we do, and making sure that our systems are built to be changed rapidly.

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:

You will be working with development teams supporting the Office of the Public Guardian in providing improved services to those making and using a Lasting Power of Attorney.

You will:

• Collaborate with User Researchers, Product Managers and other developers to refine and develop features that benefit end users

• Write automated tests using appropriate libraries to ensure future changes do not have unexpected negative impacts

• Share knowledge of tools and techniques with the wider team stakeholders and community, both developers and non-developers

• Debug and fix issues when they arise

• Help keep on top of technical debt, though ongoing maintenance tasks such as updating packages, raising awareness of maintainability issues and working with the rest of the team to identify and take forward solutions

• Promote a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community

• Support a small number of less experienced developers

• Help with hiring, taking part in recruitment of other developers

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