Software Engineer

Do you want to play a pivotal role in delivering some of the country's most important tech projects? We're recruiting innovative, curious, and enthusiastic digital specialists who want to be part of our huge transformation.

DWP Digital improves user experiences for the Department for Work and Pensions' customers and colleagues. The services we build are used by millions of people to access the support that they need at different times of their lives.

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The large-scale digital transformation we're undergoing requires a wide range of skills. That's why we have over 5,000 experts working on a variety of important projects, and why we're recruiting even more.

We need people with experience in engineering, data, product design, architecture and much more. Opportunities to work with us range from early talent and apprenticeships that will enable you to grow with DWP Digital, all the way up to senior roles that will allow you to shape the future direction of the organisation. Our dedication to development means you will have ample opportunity to learn and thrive at the cutting-edge of the industry., In 2022, our award highlights include our API Integration team being awarded Kong's Top Public Sector Innovation Award and the Red Hat Innovation Award. We also won the Organisational Exit from the Pandemic category at the UK IT Industry Awards and were highly commended for Digital Transformation Project of the Year. At the Civil Service Awards, we won Best Use of Data and Technology and won the cross-government award One Civil Service for collaborating on issuing cost of living payments.

• Strong experience with APIs, RESTful services, microservice architectures, and developing in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure, including containerisation.
• Good understanding of TDD/BDD, with hands-on experience building robust automated test suites to support continuous deployment.
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Postgres, MySQL and MongoDB, and designing/consuming APIs using an API-first approach.
• Ability to build accessible, resilient and scalable software, including user interfaces, monitoring system stability, and contributing to high-quality engineering practices within agile teams.
• Supports wider engineering communities by providing technical guidance, helping develop reusable services and libraries, and contributing to strategic direction across product teams.

Our Software Engineers work with freedom and autonomy. We write code and make decisions which shape the future engineering landscape of DWP and build and improve public services used by millions of people.

We develop, build and support products and applications using open source technology. We work as part of multi-functional agile delivery teams - you'll spend time collaborating, but have plenty of time to get your head down and code too.

You'll work with APIs, RESTful services and microservice architectures, developing in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure and using containerisation to deliver resilient solutions.

You'll apply TDD and BDD practices, build robust automated test suites and work with SQL or NoSQL databases including Postgres, MySQL and MongoDB.

We'll give you the tools and time to build your skills and learn new tricks - with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet-ups or whatever else works for you.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%).

Pay: We offer pay for this role of £44,447 - £59,813 based on our assessment of your capability.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £13,458 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

We're hiring a Software Engineer with skills in Node.js / JavaScript to help us transform how people across the UK access essential public services. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us., DWP Digital is a growing community of nearly 5,000 digital experts leading the transformation of the UK's largest government department - the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)., However, we also recognise that a healthy work-life balance is important. That's why we've embraced a hybrid working approach that allows DWP Digital employees to spend up to 60% of their week working from home.