Senior Software Developer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Digital Developer

Location: Scotstoun, Filton, Broad Oak, Cowes, New Malden, Frimley. Full time from home, occasionally work on site for team meetings (infrequently). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £ 55,000 (DOE)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

The role involves developing fast, responsive, and data‑rich user interface components within our IoT platforms, including ThingWorx, Oracle APEX. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining coding standards and architectural patterns to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. The position also requires building efficient REST‑based integrations with enterprise applications, enabling seamless data exchange and system interoperability.

Core duties:

• Work closely with backend developers and product teams to turn requirements and UX/UI designs into polished digital experiences
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussion and sprint planning
• Coach and support associate and junior developers to progress their tasks and help them grow within their own roles.
• Champion best practices, continuous improvement, coding standards and provide technical steer to other IT functions

Your skills and experiences:

• Extensive experience in PL/SQL
• Good experience in JavaScript (ES6+), jQuery, React, and TypeScript
• Solid experience with web technologies, including HTML and CSS
• Proven experience developing web services, both SOAP‑based and RESTful
• Demonstrable experience in Object‑Oriented Analysis and Design

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Development Team:

As a key member of a small, dedicated development team, you will be instrumental in building core capabilities to address immediate business needs while proactively evaluating emerging technologies to secure our long-term strategic advantage.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 4th May 2026. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 11th May

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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