Application Developer

Build Solutions That Matter – Application Developer at Hampshire County Council. Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual with an aptitude and keen interest in technology looking for the next step in your IT career? Our authority provides high quality public services to over a million customers.  We build and deliver smart, fast, and cost-effective solutions for both the council and a range of partner organisations. With IT investment of more than £45 million a year we are as business-like, efficient, and successful as any private sector company and have a national reputation for IT excellence, innovation, and value. The Role: Join Hampshire County Council’s innovative IT team and play a key role in shaping the future of digital services. In this exciting position, you’ll work within a dynamic development and support team delivering Mendix and Power App solutions, as well as a variety of information development projects that introduce new technologies across the organisation. With a strong focus on the Mendix platform—an industry-leading, low-code solution for building scalable, enterprise-grade applications—you’ll contribute to the full development lifecycle, from idea to deployment. You’ll help drive the continuous improvement of applications by troubleshooting issues, testing enhancements, and collaborating closely with fellow developers and the platform lead. You’ll also support project delivery, working alongside testing teams to resolve bugs, ensure smooth go-lives, and get involved in wider technologies where needed. With comprehensive training and the support of experienced colleagues, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills while making a real impact in local government IT. What you’ll do: Step into a Mendix Developer role where you’ll help deliver innovative digital solutions using our low-code platform. You’ll design, build, and support applications in an Agile DevOps environment, taking ownership of development tasks from analysis through to implementation. Alongside enhancing and maintaining existing services, you’ll manage third-line support, contribute to platform upgrades, and drive continuous improvement within an ITIL-aligned framework—ensuring our applications consistently meet business needs. What we’re looking for: We’re looking for a proactive and driven professional with experience supporting IT applications and resolving issues in a fast-paced environment. You’ll bring a solid understanding of standard desktop and server applications, along with a genuine enthusiasm for expanding your expertise across new and emerging systems. As a self-starter with strong analytical thinking, you’ll be confident taking initiative, managing workloads, and working within a structured development team to translate business requirements into effective solutions. You’ll thrive on learning—quickly absorbing new information, adapting to evolving technologies, and tackling challenges head-on with determination and curiosity. With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, you’ll be able to collaborate effectively and explain complex ideas clearly. Above all, you’ll share our passion for delivering smart, innovative solutions that make a real impact on even the most complex challenges. Why join us? We support an effective work life balance and are open to discussing flexible work requests – We welcome both full and part time applications for this role. Our benefits package includes details of the holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles. Hampshire County Council offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment. If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!