Lead Developer

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Job Description

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You will provide technical leadership to the developers in one project team, or a small number of related project teams, and provide technical leadership. You will work together with other leads and the Principal Developer to help shape policies, standards and drive forward the profession of software development.

An expert in various technical areas, or a specialist with very deep knowledge in a particular technical area, who can guide other developers. You'll have delivered user-centred features and services rapidly within an agile environment. You'll champion code quality through developer ownership and emerging technologies. You'll provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring for your team. You'll have experience measuring and communicating project progress to stakeholders. Alongside these skills you will work closely with colleagues in other disciplines and teams to ensure work is efficiently delivered.

This role is available in seven UK locations and can only be worked from within the UK, not overseas. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting. DBT employees work in a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office on average. Changes to these working arrangements are available in certain circumstances but must be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role and can only be discussed with successful candidates. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DBT, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

Responsibilities

You'll be an experienced Lead Developer, or Senior Developer looking to step up, who can:

• Deliver high quality user-centred features and services within an agile environment 
• Champion community of practice within DDaT to prioritise code ownership and quality 
• Transform DDaT into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices like Test Driven Development (TDD), Pair Programming, Prototyping/MVP, Continuous Integration and Deployment of small, frequent code changes 
• Mentor, coach and support colleagues to deliver to our standards that reinforce industry standard best practices 
• Work with your peers to improve our tools, technologies, guidance and standards. Work with the developer community to define and document technical standards.
• Support sharing of methods and technologies across teams, government, and the industry by helping to organise events 
• Support developer hiring, shape our in-house team, to make it more diverse and inclusive 
• Line manage developers to deliver great results, learn and grow, and progress their careers 

Essential Skills and Experience

You'll have demonstrable skills and experience of:

• Being an expert in many technical areas, or a specialist with very deep knowledge in a particular technical area such as Python, NodeJs 
• Delivering user-centred features and services within an agile environment using practices such as Scrum, Kanban and/or XP 
• Working with APIs, databases, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure 
• Identifying, testing and promoting the adoption of emerging technologies 
• Measuring and communicating project progress to stakeholders 
• Using your knowledge, and working with related disciplines to Build services. Establishing and developing common approaches, contributing to technical strategy, helping to deliver consistently and iterate quickly 
• Taking a "people first" approach and caring deeply about nurturing a healthy team culture 

Desirable Skills and Experience

This isn't necessary but would be ideal if you have experience of:

• Node.js and React 
• AWS and/or GovUK PaaS 
• DevOps mindset to maximise the platforms you will help to build 
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) like Terraform and/or Cloud Foundry 
• Writing blog posts and giving talk