Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Senior Software Engineer at Made Tech focuses on delivering custom software for the public sector, working across central and local government as well as health. The role involves outcome‑based delivery, coaching teams, and ensuring technology solutions meet customer goals.

Responsibilities

• Write and deliver code with tests in a variety of programming languages (Java, Ruby, Python, ES6/React, C#/.NET Core).

• Work on problems ranging from monoliths to microservices, contributing to and learning from diverse architectures.

• Co‑coach and mentor teammates, sharing knowledge and supporting their growth.

• Implement and maintain CD pipelines, automate testing, and release frequently.

• Document architecture and infrastructure as code using Terraform, OpenAPI, and IaC practices.

• Use cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and leverage containerisation and serverless solutions.

• Foster a DevOps culture by empowering teams to build, run, and manage their own services.

Qualifications

Written code with tests

Delivery in an agile environment

Experience with multiple programming languages

Experience with at least one cloud platform

Experience with databases and APIs

Debugging experience across diverse systems

Evidence of self‑development and a desire to learn

Drive to deliver outcomes for end users

Desire to mentor others

Nice to Have

Consultancy experience

Direct customer and user interaction

Working within multidisciplinary teams with product, design, and technology

Showcasing and presentation skills

Agile practices such as Scrum, XP, or Kanban

Pair programming (≈50% of time)

Test‑driven development for code and infrastructure

Component‑based design techniques (pattern libraries, CSS‑in‑JS, BEM, SUIT)

Debugging infrastructure

Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

React ecosystem with test‑driven approach

Infrastructure‑as‑code technologies (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Familiarity with architectural and design patterns

Use of architectural decision records

Benefits

30 days paid annual leave

Flexible working hours

Flexible parental leave options

Part‑time remote working available for all staff

Paid counselling and financial/legal advice

Security Clearance

All successful candidates must be eligible for Security Clearance (SC), requiring five years of continuous UK residency and employment (or full‑time education). If eligibility cannot be confirmed during the interview process, candidates will not be considered further.

Equal Opportunity

Made Tech encourages people from underrepresented groups to apply for all roles.

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