Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.
The selection process for this role will be:
Stage 1: Sift of CV and Personal Statement by Inspire People (our recruitment Partners)
Stage 2: Sift of CV by DVLA panel
Stage 3: Interview with Whiteboard Exercise & Coding Assessment
You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.
Stage 1: Sift by Inspire People
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (up to 750-word count) to Inspire People (our Recruitment Partners) which outlines your experience and suitability for the role (based on the experience points outlined in the essential criteria on this advert).
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At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:
Experience - Within your CV & Personal statement please provide evidence of your Experience of the following essential criteria:
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Describe your experience working on one or more commercial, software delivery projects, highlighting a project or solution you enjoyed the most, and what does that tell us about the kind of work youre most passionate about?
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Describe your experience in one or more technical specialism such as Java, C#, front-end development or serverless, highlighting any technologies or skills you'd like to learn more about
Stage 2: Sift by DVLA panel
If successful through sift by Inspire People your CV and personal statement will then be sifted by a panel at DVLA
This sift will take place from 30th July 2026.
Stage 3: Interview with Whiteboard Exercise & Coding Assessment
At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:
Behaviours Delivering at Pace
Technical
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Software Developer: Programming & Build (Software Engineering) (Skill level: Practitioner).
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Modern Development Standards Software Developer: Modern Development Standards (Skill level: Practitioner).
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Systems Integration Software Developer: Systems Integration (Skill level: Working).
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System Design Software Developer: Systems Design (Skill level: Working).
The interview will also include a Whiteboard Exercise and a Coding Assessment. Guidance will be provided if you are invited to interview.
The interviews will take place week commencing 10th August 2026.
This interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site .
Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.
Further information on the selection process
We will also hold a 12-month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for. You can read more about our reserve lists here.
If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage depending on the nature of the dismissal.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
All external applicants and current employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) will be required to undergo a Social Media Check. A Social Media Check is a review of your publicly available online activity, typically across platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and others. The purpose is to identify any public posts or content that could raise concerns for employers, such as:
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Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour
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Threats or acts of violence
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Illegal activity or substance misuse
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Sexually explicit material
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Extremist views or affiliations
Importantly, this check does not involve hacking into your accounts or accessing private messages. It only considers content you have chosen to make public. Employers use this kind of screening to help ensure their workplace remains safe, inclusive, and aligned with company values. Its not about judging your personality or lifestyle - its about checking for potential red flags that might affect the role or company culture. If you have questions or concerns about the social media check, we would be happy to explain in more detail whats being looked at and how your data is handled securely and fairly.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
