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Government Digital Service

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Chaotic environment - Software Developer Government Digital Service Employee Review

2.0
4 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Smart colleagues - Interesting projects to work on

Cons

- Sea of consultants/contractors erodes culture and team spirit - Tight security posture leads to issues with recruitment and stifles delivery - Unreliable HR

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4.0
29 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good culture and flexibility here.

Cons

Not much to say here.

3.0
3 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Generally amazing people throughout the organization. - Job security.

Cons

Not everyone gets to work on exciting projects. Lack of growth opportunities -- favouritism from leadership Design community has fallen completely since loosing main players. BBC folks don't understand that government services should work for everyone.

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