Senior Software Developer
Posted Today by Unify Talent UK
£500 Per day
Outside
Remote
Nationwide
Summary: The role of Senior Software Developer involves working on a high-profile Government program for a UK Consultancy partner. The position requires expertise in software development, particularly with Java, Spring Boot, and Python, and is offered on an Outside IR35 contract basis. The developer will be responsible for software upgrades, bug fixes, and system modernization while collaborating with various teams. The role is fully remote with an initial duration of six months, likely to extend.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proven experience as a software developer, specifically with a background in software upgrades, bug fixes, and addressing vulnerabilities.
- Strong experience working in agile environments and participating in all agile ceremonies.
- Strong collaborative skills to work with Government department, legacy platform teams, and Consultancy teams.
- Experience with decommissioning systems, modernization, and migration projects is a plus.
- Ability to analyse existing live incidents and address high-priority issues from teams that use the audit API.
Key Skills:
- Working level Java (Spring Boot).
- Working level Python.
- Understanding of DB2 and Postgres Databases.
- Understanding of AWS.
- Understanding of DDaT capabilities and a user-centered approach to digital services.
- Experience with DevOps practices and continuous improvement.
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Software Developer
Java, Spring Boot, Python, AWS, DB2
£475-500 per day, Outside IR35
Starting date: 5th January 2026
Duration: Initially 6 Months (very likely to extend)
Fully Remote
Unify are proud to be exclusively representing a UK Consultancy partner who urgently requires the services of a Senior Software Developer, on an Outside IR35 Contract basis, to join a project team delivering a high profile Government program.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Software Development Expertise: Proven experience as a software developer, specifically with a background in software upgrades, bug fixes, and addressing vulnerabilities
- Agile Methodologies: Strong experience working in agile environments and participating in all agile ceremonies
- Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills to work with Government department, legacy platform teams, and Consultancy teams
- System Modernization: Experience with decommissioning systems, modernization, and migration projects is a plus
- Problem Solving: Ability to analyse existing live incidents and address high-priority issues from teams that use the audit API
Nice to have:
- Understanding of DDaT capabilities and a user-centered approach to digital services.
- Experience with DevOps practices and continuous improvement
Technology Stack:
- Working level Java (Spring Boot)
- Working level Python
- Understanding of DB2 and Postgres Databases
- Understanding of AWS
You must be available for a 1 stage, virtual interview on Monday or Tuesday next week, and available to start on the 5th of January.
Thanks!