Full Stack Developer – Central Government
Contract | Inside IR35 | 6 Months
We are recruiting for a Full Stack Developer to join a Central Government programme delivering critical public services.
Location: Manchester / Bristol / London (1-2 days per week onsite)
Contract: 6 months
IR35: Inside IR35
The Role
As a Senior Developer, you will deliver and integrate software to form complete, secure, and resilient services. You’ll take technical ownership across related pieces of work, lead development activities, and support the wider team through mentoring and knowledge sharing. You must have a hands on expereince with Python and JavaScript (Node.js)
At the end of the contract, you will be responsible for a full handover of knowledge, processes, and intellectual property to Civil Servants.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and lead development across sets of related user stories
- Take ownership of the wider system and coach others to understand it
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to shape what is built
- Mentor and support junior developers
- Build, run, and support production services
- Improve system robustness, resilience, and stability
- Resolve complex technical issues using a broad range of modern technologies
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven Central Government experience
- Experience with Python and JavaScript (Node.js)
- Strong understanding of SSO, authentication and security
- Experience with backend development in two or more languages (e.g. Java, Python, Node.js)
- Full stack experience including frontend (HTML5, CSS3, frameworks, accessibility standards), backend, and databases
- Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, FaaS), containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices
- Strong knowledge of security concepts including Federated Identity, SSO, JWT, TLS/mTLS, and OWASP Top 10
- Experience with modern engineering practices:
- SOLID principles
- Automated testing & TDD
- CI/CD
- Code reviews
- GitHub
- Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
- Comfortable working independently and within agile teams
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new tools and technologies
Nice to Have
- Experience with .NET technologies (especially ASP.NET Core)
- Experience with a second cloud platform (Azure or GCP)
If you’re a senior developer with strong Java and government experience looking for your next contract, we’d love to hear from you.
