Senior Developer

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

As we continue to deliver our five-year Corporate Plan, the Commission is building on a period of growth and change, expanding our workforce and modernising how we deliver our services. As our organisation develops and adapts to meet future challenges, this post will play a vital part in supporting that progress.

About the role

This is an opportunity to play a leading role in one of the Commission's most significant digital projects. As our Senior Developer, you will help bring voter information services in-house, supporting the transfer and ongoing development of an established service that helps people find election information quickly and easily. You will provide technical leadership, work closely with colleagues across the organisation and contribute to the development of secure, scalable and accessible services that support democracy across the UK.

Working within a multidisciplinary product team, and alongside experts from Democracy Club, you will contribute to technical decision-making, mentor colleagues and ensure our digital services are built to the highest standards of quality, performance and security.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, maintaining and enhancing digital services using Python, Django and AWS.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring developers within the team.
• Taking responsibility for all stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving service issues to maintain performance and reliability.
• Using research, testing and user feedback to inform development decisions.
• Designing and implementing solutions with security and resilience at their core.
• Working with internal stakeholders, external partners and product teams to deliver successful outcomes.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

Do not include:

• Your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details
• Your date of birth or age
• Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers
• A photo of yourself
• Remove educational dates as these are a clear indication of your age
• There is no requirement to include your primary education details.

Do include:

• Your employment history including employers and dates of employment
• Explanation for gaps in your history
• Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Supporting disabled applicants

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.

If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.