Software Developer (£40,808 - £57,400)

Are you an experienced Software Developer with experience in Python and Rust? Have you used software development to solve complex analytical problems? If so, we'd love to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, friendly and capable team of data scientists as a Software Developer within a high-profile area in the Department of Transport (DfT). This role is embedded with the department's central Data Science team and will support the development of data focused software services to provide innovative analytical solutions. The role involves both front and back-end development. The front-end aspect requires development of accessible, user-friendly interfaces that will allow users to explore and analyse the data that forms the focus of the tools. The back-end aspect will require programmatic manipulation of the underlying data to unlock insights. This will often require stages such as pipelining, and the application of data science techniques (e.g. a classification or forecasting algorithm). The role will also involve deployment of tools on the department's cloud platform. You will play an essential role in putting data and data science at the heart of decision making, increasing the impact of data science in DfT. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Technical design and build

• Lead the technical, full-stack design and development of digital services that support the analysis function within DfT (with a focus on data science products).
• Collaborate with user researchers to ensure that service design meets user needs.
Continual improvement / DevOps
• Leading by example in the application of development techniques, such as agile, DevOps, test driven development and continuous integration.
• Advising on the use of standards, methods and tools for software development within DfT, ensuring their application, including SDLCM (Software development life-cycle.
• Deploying on a cloud-first basis to ensure services are performant, reliable and easily maintained.
Testing
• Implement appropriate testing, validation and QA for digital code prior to deployment.
• Continually monitor and validate services once live.