Senior Software Engineer

Company: Unify Talent – IT, Digital & Tech Recruitment
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Senior Software Developer

SC Clearance required

£500-550 per day, Outside IR35

Initially 3 months

Fully Remote

Unify is proud to represent one of our favorite Consulting partners who require the services of an experienced Senior Software Developer, to join a project team delivering a Central Government program.

Essential Skills and Experience needed:

Software Development:

  • Strong experience in TypeScript and/or JavaScript, particularly in backend or full-stack development.
  • Experience building services using frameworks such as Hapi, Express or similar

Node.js frameworks.

Technical Architecture:

  • Experience contributing to scalable and secure service architecture.
  • Understanding of APIs, distributed systems and modern service patterns.

Cloud and Infrastructure:

  • Experience working with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
  • Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.

Integration and APIs:

  • Experience building and consuming APIs.
  • Experience supporting integration with external systems and platforms.

Data Handling:

  • Experience working with structured data and data-driven services.
  • Understanding of secure handling of sensitive data, including PII.

Testing and Quality:

  • Experience supporting automated testing approaches.
  • Understanding of performance and security considerations.

Agile Delivery:

  • Experience working in agile multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to work iteratively and respond to changing requirements.

DevOps Practices:

  • Experience using GitHub (or similar) for version control and collaboration.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments and service monitoring.

Desirable Experience:

  • Experience working within UK Government / GDS service standards.
  • Experience building forms-based or workflow-driven services.
  • Experience working with planning, geospatial or local government systems.
  • Experience integrating with data platforms or open data services.
  • Experience supporting public beta services at scale.

This is an urgent project requirement!

Please apply by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our Talent team.

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Posted: April 5th, 2026