Software Developer - Observations Research & Development

at  Met Office

Job Introduction
We’re looking for an exceptional Software Developer in Observations Research & Development (R&D) to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Software Developer in Observations R&D, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we’ll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Modern standards approach: You have experience using the latest technologies and best practices (such as Micro services, CI/CD, Agile, Dev Ops) to improve the quality of the software produced.
• Programming and build (software engineering): You can create high-quality, maintainable, and secure code. You have a good understanding of programming languages, frameworks, and tools, including Python, Angular and Node.You can use these technologies to develop, debug, test and deploy reliable, scalable, and performant web applications and share that knowledge with others
• User Focus: You can collaborate with stakeholders to develop requirements and use this information to deliver software (using the right tools and methods) that accurately meets user needs.
• Support: You have experience of supporting time-critical services and can respond quickly to problems. Working with others you can identify, locate, and fix faults. You can communicate clearly and appropriately according to the audience.
• Systems Integration and Design: You can build and test reliable interfaces between data-handling systems. You can make decisions based on an understanding of the system architecture.

• Collaborate: Work with a team to understand what needs to be built to enable product delivery and build solutions to meet these requirements.
• Be an Expert: Understand the system and business domain. Take responsibility for technical debt and future feature development.
• Take Ownership: Operate the production services you build, improving system robustness, resilience, and stability.
• We operate an on-call roster in to provide 24/7/365 support to respond to operational service requirements. This post may be part of an on-call roster and the postholder would be required to participate in an on-call roster where in operation.