Government Digital Service - Senior Android Developer

App Developer is needed in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Client: Government Digital Service

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

Contract: Part Time, Other, Full Time

Job Description

As an Android senior software developer, you will work on solving complex problems to transform the way data is used and shared across government to help deliver joined-up, trusted public services. Specifically, your focus will be on supporting the development of products that we have identified as core components for our vision of a cross-government data marketplace - including the government API Catalogue and helping to produce a solution which can be deployed across government departments to improve API use and data exchange across the public sector.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team of policy experts, technology subject matter experts and user-centred design practitioners to understand and meet organizational and user needs. You will contribute to delivering high-quality code in an open and collaborative development environment, using agile to meet project goals and delivery cycles.

As a Senior Android Developer in GDS you’ll:

• Shape technical solutions for and lead the implementation of our work on API catalogues across government
• Build accessible Android apps to serve a variety of citizen and government needs
• Share knowledge of tools and techniques with your wider team, both developers and non-developers
• Work in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure our software puts user needs first
• Take responsibility for solving complex issues, and for the quality of the code produced
• Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environment
• Support the live operation of the services we run, and participate in out-of-hours support rotas where necessary
• Be involved in helping recruit developers and, where appropriate, helping sift and interview
• Provide technical leadership within team, advising and working with developers to identify the best solutions

Requirements

We’re interested in people with experience of:

• Backend development, with detailed knowledge of Python, Ruby, JavaScript, or equivalent
• Familiarity with Apple Human Interface Guidelines and App Store Review Guidelines
• Understanding of software design principles and an ability to apply them
• Research and ability to learn new programming tools and techniques
• Proven experience of modern software development approaches including automated testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, pair programming, code review, and version control
• Good understanding of common mobile security risks and corresponding mitigations
• Experience in management, helping colleagues with their career development and coaching more junior staff members
• Experience working in a collaborative environment and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches

Additional Information

Location:

Bristol

Benefits:

The benefits of working at GDS include:

• Flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
• A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
• An extra day off for The King’s birthday
• An in-year bonus scheme to recognize high performance
• Career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
• Paid volunteering leave
• A focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance program
• Job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
• Advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
• Death in service benefits
• Cycle to work scheme and facilities
• Access to children’s holiday play schemes across different locations in central London
• Access to an employee discounts scheme
• 10 learning days per year
• Volunteering opportunities
• Access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

Working Pattern:

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

Contract Type:

Permanent