Software Developer (Ruby Developer) Permanent

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DETAILS REFERENCE NUMBER 469811 SALARY £57,204 - £74,822 National Minimum: 57204 - National Maximum: 63953 London Minimum: 62988 - London Maximum: 74822 Offers above the Band minimum are subject to our assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Salaries over the Band minimum will be paid as a non-pensionable allowance.

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Qualifications

• This role requires SC (Security Check) which will be conducted by NSV (National Security vetting).
• You need to have been resident in the UK within the past five years in order to apply.
• Here is a short video why this is required.
• As a Ruby Developer on the GovWifi team, you'll help build and maintain the UK's government-wide WiFi authentication service, used by millions of people every month across the public sector.
• You'll get hands-on experience across the stack — from Rails-based front-end views to backend services — and have the opportunity to broaden your
• to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
• BEHAVIOURS
• We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Responsibilities

• will include:
• Software Delivery: Design, code, test, and document Ruby and Ruby on Rails features, working from agreed specifications to meet user needs across the public sector.
• Full-Stack Contribution: Build front-end views and interactions using Rails alongside backend logic, with opportunities to work in Python, JavaScript, Go, or C where relevant.
• Security & Standards: Write secure code that follows information security good practice, and apply modern development standards (TDD, CI/CD) as part of the team.
• Operational Support: Help operate the services you build — identifying issues, fixing bugs, and supporting maintenance of infrastructure, with guidance from experienced colleagues.
• User-Centric Development: Work with user researchers and product colleagues to translate user stories into technical tasks, distinguishing user "wants" from true "needs".
• Systems Integration: Help build and test interfaces between GovWifi and external systems, under guidance from senior developers where complexity is high.
• Prototyping: Take part in team prototyping sessions, helping test new features and approaches (including AI-based enhancements) before full-scale deployment.
• Continuous Improvement: Suggest improvements to development processes and practices, and take part in retrospectives to help the team get better over time.
• PERSON SPECIFICATION
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