Software Developer - Senior Consultant (Contract)

About the Position

Join us as a Software Developer - Senior Consultant (Contract) at Opencast. Ready to work somewhere that cares more about how you build software than how fast you can ship it?

At Opencast, we don’t measure developers by the number of tickets you complete. We care about engineering craft, clean design, and thoughtful problem-solving.

Opencast consultants deliver in complex environments, pairing often and working with others who take pride in doing things properly: TDD, emerging design, refactoring, and leaving code better than they found it. We build software we are proud of, and our clients trust us not just to code but to think, challenge, and guide. If you value simple and robust solutions and want a role where your judgment matters as much as your keyboard, you will fit right in.

Responsibilities

• Driving the elaboration of their team’s backlog
• Setting testing strategies to match industry standards
• Being a technical expert in their team (or acting as the team lead)
• Leading the technical representation in a project discovery
• Acting as a technical lead in the team, enabling them to achieve their full potential

Requirements

• Expertise in Java and/or Scala is required
• Experience in other languages such as Javascript, Typescript, Kotlin, Python, or Ruby is also valuable
• Experience in a technical leadership role
• Deep understanding of programming paradigm, code design, testing, accessibility, performance, and security
• Proven ability to apply different testing tools and methods in practice
• Knowledge or experience of delivering complex services to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards
• Being comfortable with new technology, t-shaped, and comfortable with ongoing learning and development is key to success
• Experience with agile methodology

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with the GDS toolkit

Salary

£450 - £600 per day (working inside IR35)

Locations

• Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London

We Offer

• Competitive daily rate
• Opportunity to work with major clients
• Inclusive and diverse work environment

About the Company

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking, and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs.

Want to know more?

Visit our website or email [email protected]