Software Engineer

UK Hydrographic Office
UK Hydrographic Office

Software Engineering · Full-time

taunton, uk

Posted on Sep 10, 2026

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our expanding agile development team.

We work in wide range of technologies including .Net, JavaScript and Python, deploying our solutions using Azure DevOps to internal infrastructure.

Everything we do is team based. We take Agile seriously; your delivery team will be small but will have the people it needs to get things done - developers, testers, product owner and a delivery manager - as well as access to infrastructure specialists, UX experts and business analysts.

Quality is paramount. You and your team will be supported to do excellent work. Everyone reviews code and everyone welcomes feedback.

We offer a great work / life balance. Peoples’ start and end times are built around their own preferences and around a 10am – 2pm team time, where the team is focussed solely on building (no meetings!). The role is office-based for a minimum 4 days a week due to the nature of the work, with the option of 1 day a week working from home.

We are committed to providing part-time options and reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs.

We’re proud that we’ve created this group by recruiting junior people who share a commitment to professional development and watched them grow with us.

See here to find out more about us: UKHO Software Engineering Careers , ADMIRALTY

Hybrid working

This job role can be worked on a hybrid basis, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, working between the office in Taunton and remotely within the UK.

For this role, due to the nature of the work, office attendance is expected for 4 days a week.

Job description

As a Software Engineer you will:

  • Work in an agile team, designing and crafting software solutions, including unit testing.
  • Use automated testing and deployment to build and support a continuous delivery environment
  • Collaborate with others in the development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences
  • Share knowledge of tools and techniques with the wider team, both developer and non-developers
  • Continually develop your own skills as part of a programme of continuous professional development
  • Take part in the support of applications and platforms

Person specification

  • Software development skills including knowledge of C# and one of either Python or JavaScript
  • Either experience in building, testing, and maintaining software or experience supporting operationally live systems
  • Either experience of system design and development best practice or implementing large scale deployments into a production environment
  • Understanding of modern agile development practices such as Scrum or Kanban
  • Experience of implementing modern tools to support continuous integration/deployment such as unit test frameworks, build pipelines etc.

To apply

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