Lead Developer

Post Office

Lead Developer

Location: London/Chesterfield/Remote

Grade: 3A

Salary: Competitive plus excellent benefits

Contract type: Permanent

The Post Office is undergoing a Retail and Technology transformation, one of the largest in Europe.

As our technology platform is currently transitioning to Amazon Web Services the scope and breadth of our own technology is changing to further strengthen our internal capability.

If you are forward-thinking Technologist that thrives in a dynamic and change oriented environment, we would be keen to speak with you.

Principal Accountabilities

The Lead Developer will be responsible for managing the delivery, maintenance, and support of our internal applications. As a team member in the nascent Digital & Branch Engineering function this role will help deliver new applications and service as we modernise our trading platforms making them vastly better for Postmasters and Customers.

Our people are the driving force behind our business, we are proud of the energy, commitment and customer focus we have in common. In addition to the competitive salary we offer, in return for your hard work, you will also receive:

• 25 days annual leave that increases with tenure.
• Up to 10% on target bonus opportunity
• Private healthcare
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Income protection after 12 months service

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced Developer with experience of working within a forward-thinking technology function with the ability to converse effectively with technical and non-technical audiences. In addition, you will demonstrate a significant track record across the following Tech Stack:

• 4+ years professional experience developing applications in a variety of languages and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript, Java, C#, HTML/CSS, Go, ReactNative)
• Developer team leadership experience
• Experience of full-stack software development principles, architecture and conventions
• Experience of cloud-native micro-services and distributed systems (ideally AWS)
• Strong understanding of data structures and architectures, using relational and/or non-relational database approaches
• A strong understanding test-driven development and testing conventions
• Experience of developing RESTful APIs
• Experience of release processes and governance
• Understanding of IT security/risk
• Experience with workflow and code versioning tools, such as Jira and Git
• BSc degree in Computer Science, relevant field or equivalent

Competencies:

Ability to quickly learn and lead on new languages, frameworks, and architectures
Able to work across multiple workstream simultaneously
Able to lead multi-discipline, cross-functional teams
Excellent stakeholder management
Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
Confidence to discuss and present solutions to senior stakeholders
Ability to nurture and coach junior team members
Able to forward plan
Able to review and sign-off code

About Post Office

The Post Office has thrived at the heart of high streets and local communities across the UK for over 370 years. As one of the country’s most trusted brands, we take our commitment to providing essential services to customers across the UK very seriously. We’re the UK’s largest retail network, as well as the largest financial services provider in the UK, with over 11,600 branches nationwide – more than all of the UK’s banks and building societies put together.

We know that the best way to provide a great service for customers is to evolve our business and adapt to their changing needs. That’s why we have a range of over 170 products and services, from personal financial services like banking, insurance, payments and travel money, to telecoms and, of course, mails. And we’re improving our online and in store experience for customers. We know that our customers never stop changing, so neither will we. We’re here, in person, for the people who rely on us.

Our Ways of Working underpin everything we do, they are the “How” of our business strategy. They differentiate our business and aim to inspire great behaviours and align our colleagues around specific actions in order to be the organisation we want to be, and achieve our business goals.

By living the Ways of Working each day, you will help make that vision a reality and enable our cultural transformation. In short: Working in partnership, as one team, we deliver amazing results!

The Post Office embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace and actively promote working without discrimination. We are also a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to interviewing disabled people who meet our minimum criteria for the job.