Software Developer

description: Software Developer Closing date: 01/02/2026 at 23:59 Interviews will be held week commencing 09/02/2026 FTC until 31/01/2028 Location: Bristol, Liverpool or Newcastle A bit about the role... The Software Engineer will play an important role in making a difference across the Digital Directorate. You will be joining our talented team of around 20 Engineers, who are committed to making a positive change in how we deliver technology. This is a rare chance to work within a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional digital services team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of engineering challenges and the have the opportunity to help build first-class software solutions for Homes England. You will work with digital, data and technology colleagues collaboratively, taking an innovative and creative approach to deliver key strategic projects and products. We value diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving within our team. There are exciting and ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst providing an environment to learn and stay up to date with current tools and technologies. You will be helping us extend our capabilities across the Microsoft Power Platform including Dynamics 365 CRM and continue to build high quality operational solutions. A bit about you… You are resilient and comfortable managing and communicating with stakeholders across the business. Your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an engineering team. You enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way while delivering high quality solutions. You will be comfortable working with other engineers to ensure we are building a well skilled team, while also championing collaboration with external partners to uphold our process and output standards. You will understand how to deliver high quality, secure and pragmatic solutions. You will have strong experience across the following: Microsoft Power Apps Power Automate Dynamics 365 and CRM PowerBI SharePoint Online This includes, experience working across environments and pipelines with knowledge of managing change in Power Platform. Skills we are looking for in relation to Dynamics 365 and CRM include: • Strong knowledge of Dataverse, including data modelling, relationships, and security roles • Configuration and customisation of Dynamics 365, including tables, forms, views, dashboards, and business rules • Experience designing, configuring, and extending Dynamics 365 CRM solutions Familiarity with Power Platform ALM processes, including solution deployment across environments, would be advantageous. Certification in PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals or PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer beneficial but not essential. Solutions you deliver should be reusable and scalable with a focus on consistency and maintainability. You will be able to review existing processes and improve them while thinking about better cost efficiency and performance. As part of this you should have a desire to learn and explore new technologies. You will place a high importance on the security of the solutions we build, including secure design, data protection, and the management of security roles within Dataverse and SharePoint. The security of our apps is really important to us in building trust with users and stakeholders. As a Digital professional, you’ll understand how to manage relationships with colleagues and your team and demonstrate you can work in a collaborative and inclusive way. Who are we? Homes England : The Housing and Regeneration Agency We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built. How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety. Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come. What we offer... As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet. If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.