Senior Ruby Software Developer (Ref:91336)

Senior Ruby Software DeveloperLocation: National*Closing Date: 27th OctoberInterviews: w/c 11th NovemberGrade: G7(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)Salary (for more information, please refer to the T&Cs on the bottom):London: 58,847 - 73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to 15,028)National: 54,358 - 69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to 14,792)Working pattern: Full time, Part time, Flexible workingContract Type: PermVacancy number: 91336*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAPThe RoleWere recruiting for a Senior Ruby Software Developer here at Justice Digital, to be part of one of our warm and collaborative teams.This role aligns against the Senior developer role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.Youll be confident working with other developers on our tech stack and comfortable learning new technologies and systems. We use a variety of different technologies and will work with you to place you in a team that matches your skills, interests and aspirations wherever possible.As an example, you could be:Reducing reoffending rates by improving the scheduling of prison visits in our Prisons teamEnhancing colleague visibility across justice by developing new features for the MoJ People Finder applicationBuilding a no-code platform for publishing government forms and services to the internet in the MoJ Forms teamMaintaining transparency of government by managing freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions in our Central Digital teamYou will work with user researchers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects and content specialists who share a vision for improving government through smarter use of technology.To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025.Our Tech StackWe use a range of technologies and were looking for people who specialise in one or more of them and who love learning new languages and frameworks.For example, we might use Ruby, NodeJS, to write our application code, Circle CI or GitHub Actions for CI/CD, Sentry for application monitoring, Kubernetes and Docker to schedule and run our services (read about our Cloud Platform), AWS for most of our infrastructure, GOV.UK Design System for our web interfaces and use Macbook Pros.For front-end development, we value a robust understanding of the underlying web technologies. We value well-maintained, open-source tools that can be used to produce semantic HTML, performant CSS and unobtrusive JavaScript or TypeScript, and we assess all our services against accessibility criteria.Were happy to help you learn our tech stack once youre part of our team, and do not require an exact match in your experience of languages. Check out GitHub for a closer look at the technologies we use, and a complete list of services that we build and maintain. We subscribe to the manifesto for agile software development.Our CommunityWe currently have over 200-250 experienced developers who make up the engineering community across the MoJ. You will coach and mentor junior colleagues and take part in informal support networks with your peers. You will be encouraged to play an active role in the engineering community and culture.We take the responsibility of supportive and effective line management very seriously. We will value the skills you bring to the civil service and help you to build on them. When the time is right we will support moving between teams or government departments to learn different technologies or take on more responsibility, according to your career goals.Take a look at our developer blog and Justice Digital blog to get a sense of our work and culture.Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Software Developer at the MoJ, you will have technical and people responsibilities.Technical:Securely designing, building and maintaining APIs, services and systemsWorking on pre-existing codebasesImproving the resilience and stability of softwareApplying practices to enable continuous deliveryPeople:Developing and influencing people via line management duties, informal and formal coaching, and mentoringSupporting lead developers in building high-performing teamsHelping to build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balanceIf this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!Person SpecificationYou will:Apply modern development and deployment techniques to your work, including continuous integration and continuous deliveryChampion software maintenance, clean code, coding standards and practices that make change and consistency easierWrite automated tests to continuously validate your workThrive when you work as part of a team that abides by the spirit of the manifesto of agile software developmentHave awareness of technologies used for web applications, e.g databases, microservices, backups, CDNs and search, DevOps and Unix-like operating systemsEnjoy sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary teamHold yourself and others to a high standardSolve problems in a systematic wayYoull value:Continuous learning and developmentBeing inclusive, supportive, inquisitive and responsible (MoJ D&T core values)Working with integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality (Civil Service core values)Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.