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Software Developer

VA / Role brief

Design, build and improve software that turns user and business needs into reliable digital products.

Role overview

Translate your experience into the evidence this pathway needs.

Common paths include senior engineering, technical leadership, architecture and product-focused engineering roles.

Discuss this role
01

Core responsibilities

  • Translate requirements into maintainable code
  • Review, test and improve software quality
  • Collaborate with product, design and engineering partners
02

Evidence to prepare

  • Features shipped and the user or business result
  • Reliability, performance or quality improvements
  • Technical decisions and trade-offs you personally owned
03

Skills and scope

  • Programming fundamentals
  • System and API design
  • Testing and debugging
  • Collaborative delivery