Senior Software Developer

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Salary from £53,949 to £62,160 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment for 2 years

The London School of Economics is a cosmopolitan university situated in the vibrant centre of London that specialises in the study of social sciences. Our Data and Technology Services division provides services to over 14,000 staff and student users.

The Senior Software Developer is a member of the Data & Development team within DTS, responsible for the design and delivery of software solutions that support the School’s core student experience platforms.

The role provides senior-level technical expertise as a full‑stack developer, leading delivery within an Agile squad, contributing to technical decision‑making, mentoring colleagues, and promoting high standards of software engineering. The post holder will work closely with technical leads, architects, and service owners to support both delivery and longer‑term technical direction.

The School is actively expanding its use of cloud-native and container-based architectures. This role plays a key part in designing and implementing Java-based solutions using modern cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.

The Senior Software Developer will apply strong knowledge of enterprise-scale technologies to guide the effective use of platforms and frameworks, working confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Candidates should have:

• Proven experience designing, developing, and maintaining production‑grade web applications
• Strong experience with modern web technologies, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and at least one front‑end framework (e.g. AngularJS or VueJS)
• Strong experience in Java development using modern frameworks and practices (e.g. Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Web, Spring Data), including application servers

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document , job description  and the person specification .

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The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 March 2026 (23.59 UK time). 

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.