Software Developer

Description: Consumer Digital enables the public to access client forecasts and observation data through various channels, such as its website and mobile apps. Understand the important weather data for web-scale platforms and make available the latest science and data through common capability APIs that are robust and well architected. A developer delivers software components that form part of a product. At this role level, you will: Develop software to meet user needs Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines Write clean, secure and well-tested code Coach and mentor more junior colleagues Operate the services you build and identify issues in production Essential and desirable criteria are as follows: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (Experts by nature) Proven ability to design, implement, and delivering quality and efficient software using Amazon Web Services to deliver data via APIs (We keep evolving) Good communication skills that adapt to all level of stakeholders (We're better together) Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines, and lead development activities Demonstrable skills in Python software development Demonstrable skills in AWS CDK Experience of source control systems such as Git Experience of AGILE approach to software development following GDS principles Experience of using AI / Prompt engineering to aid development Experience of scientific data formats such as NetCDF, BUFR, GRIB TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2026-03-23