Senior Software Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud/DevOps): Building and optimizing custom digital products and cloud services for the public sector with an accent on outcome-based delivery, diverse problem-solving, and continuous improvement. Focus on applying DevOps culture, infrastructure as code, and empowering teams to rapidly deliver and manage high-performing software in an agile environment.

Location: Hybrid (UK) with 5 years' continuous UK residency required for security clearance.

Company

hirify.global helps public sector organisations transform, deliver, and manage world-class digital products and cloud services to improve society.

What you will do

• Deliver custom software for the public sector, focusing on outcome-based delivery.
• Work on a variety of different problems, from monoliths to microservices, utilizing diverse programming languages.
• Coach and mentor colleagues and customers in DevOps culture and practices.
• Empower teams to rapidly deliver changes to production through CI/CD pipelines.
• Document architecture and infrastructure as code, using technologies such as Terraform and OpenAPI.
• Leverage cloud automation, containerization, and services like AWS Lambda for scalable applications.

Requirements

• Experience writing code with tests and delivering in an agile environment.
• Ability to work across a variety of programming languages and with at least one cloud platform.
• Proficiency with databases, APIs, and debugging in a range of systems.
• Demonstrated evidence of self-development and a desire to mentor others.
• English: B2 required.
• 5 years' continuous UK residency required for SC (security check) clearance eligibility.
• 5 years' employment history (or back to full-time education) required for SC clearance eligibility.

Nice to have

• Consultancy experience and working directly with customers and users.
• Experience within multidisciplinary teams (product, design, and technology).
• Familiarity with Agile practices such as Scrum, XP, and/or Kanban, and pair programming.
• Experience with test-driven development and component-based design techniques (e.g., pattern libraries, styled-components).
• Skills in debugging infrastructure and building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with the React ecosystem, Terraform, Cloud Formation, and architectural design patterns.

Culture & Benefits

• Happy, inclusive, and diverse workforce with active employee-led groups.
• Hybrid working with flexible hours.
• 30 days of paid annual leave.
• Flexible parental leave options.
• Paid counselling, financial, and legal advice.
• Flexible benefit platform including Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to Work, and individual benefits allowance (Health care cash plan, Pension plan).