Software Engineer

Software Developer6 Months Contract - Inside IR35Fully RemoteMust be eligible for BPSS and SC Clearance

We are looking for an experienced Developer to join a multidisciplinary Agile team delivering secure, robust, and user-centred digital services within the healthcare sector. You will play a key role in building high-quality software, contributing to technical design decisions, and continuously improving codebases to meet service standards and safety requirements.

This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful digital solutions that support critical healthcare services while collaborating closely with product managers, designers, testers, engineers, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality applications using modern technologies and best practices
• Contribute to technical design discussions and architecture decisions
• Build scalable and secure solutions deployed in cloud environments
• Implement automated testing to ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability
• Support infrastructure as code practices and improve deployment automation
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development standards
• Work within Agile delivery teams, actively contributing to planning sessions, stand-ups, retrospectives, and show-and-tell sessions
• Manage technical debt responsibly while delivering value to users

Technical Skills & ExperienceEssential Experience

• Strong practical experience with React and TypeScript
• Proven experience developing with Python
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Athena/Glue, DynamoDB, ECS, S3, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
• Experience with automated testing frameworks for both Python and JavaScript
• Experience using Terraform for infrastructure as code
• Familiarity with Git version control
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Tooling Experience

• Jira
• Confluence

Desirable Skills

• Cypress
• GitHub Actions
• Splunk

Soft Skills & Behaviours

• Clear and confident communicator who works effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Highly collaborative with a strong focus on team success
• Proactive and positive contributor to team activities and delivery goals
• Comfortable adapting to evolving requirements and changing priorities
• Engages in knowledge sharing through code reviews, pair programming, and collaborative practices
• Focused on delivering quality outcomes while balancing pragmatic technical decisions
• Actively follows modern technologies and promotes the appropriate use of tools that add value

Additional Requirements

• Eligibility for BPSS and Security Clearance due to interaction with sensitive systems
• Experience within the healthcare sector is desirable but not essential
• Exposure to digital product development and live service environments is highly advantageous

If you are passionate about building impactful digital services and thrive in an Agile, collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.