Senior Software Engineer

Job description

Senior Software Developer
Location: Derby – On-site (5 days a week)
Salary: Up to £55,000
Contract: Permanent

A Senior Software Developer is required to join a delivery-focused Service Team working for a global name, maintaining and evolving live software systems that support client solutions. This is a hands-on, client-facing role, ideal for someone with 3 years’ commercial experience who enjoys working on production systems and delivering improvements that directly impact clients. Candidates must have or be eligible for SC clearance.

• Maintain, enhance and deploy production applications using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Develop new features, improvements, and integrations based on client feedback, service metrics, or evolving requirements
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve live system issues, ensuring minimal disruption to clients
• Participate in agile delivery, including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and service review meetings
• Collaborate directly with client stakeholders, engineers, and analysts, presenting technical updates clearly and professionally
• Support automation of monitoring, testing, and deployment pipelines, contributing to CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure applications remain secure, performant, and aligned with service-level objectives (SLOs/SLAs)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of service delivery processes, technical standards, and team practices

The client is moving quickly and is looking to speak to suitable candidates this week. If you are a Senior Software Engineer and want to step into a fast-moving transformation programme, please get in touch by either applying or emailing me at [contact hidden]