Senior Software Developer

Job Title: Senior Digital Developer

Location: Scotstoun, Filton, Broad Oak, Cowes, New Malden, Frimley. 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

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop fast, responsive data rich UI components within our IoT platform Thingworx, Oracle APEX, Microsoft Power Apps and Siemens Mendix platform
• Establish coding standards and architectural patterns
• Build efficient integrations with REST into our enterprise applications
• 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:

Essential:

• Strong experience in PL/SQL
• Good experience in Javascript (E6+), jQuery, React, Typescript
• Strong experience in web technologies. HTML, CSS
• Strong experience in web services. SOAP-based and RESTful
• Strong Object Orientated Analysis and Design experience

Desirable

• Experience with Thingworx, Mendix, Oracle APEX or PowerApps
• Understanding of software design patterns
• BEng/MEng or Computer Science degree

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

BAE Systems Naval Ships is seeking a passionate and forward‑thinking developer to join our dynamic and highly collaborative Digital Development team. We’re a small, high‑impact group dedicated to building the next generation of capability.

In this role, you’ll help design and develop applications that digitises and streamlines complex workflows, bringing together PLM content and business processes into intuitive solutions. Your work will directly influence how data is managed, how teams collaborate, and how critical processes operate across the organisation.

We move fast, innovate, and thrive on teamwork.

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 10th March 2026. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 23rd March.

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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