Senior Product Engineer

Location: Remote, United Kingdom

Salary: £60,000 to £70,000

About us

At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better.

You’ve probably seen the headlines. Heavy workloads, constant change, admin pressure on teachers and staff at every level… sometimes it feels like this is just part and parcel of school life today. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

We passionately believe that there’s a better way to work. And it starts by giving everyone the right tools and technology for the job.

We’re building a platform and products we believe in - as well as a strong, diverse team of experienced specialists, ex-teachers and Edtech engineers passionate about making a difference to the sector.

Ultimately, we’re here to help make our schools and trusts stress a little less, and focus on what matters most - improving the lives of teachers and outcomes of students everywhere.

About the role

The Senior Product Engineer role is responsible for contributing towards the development of the companies core systems and processes, as well as auxiliary services where needed. This role extends beyond individual contributions to include mentoring and developing other engineers within their team. The Senior Product Engineer will actively contribute to Arbor products, leveraging internal tools and services for optimal results. This role requires a high level of expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to inspire a team toward excellence.

Core responsibilities

• Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, QA Engineer, and Product Manager to help solutionise feature requests

• Lead the creation of detailed documentation for new feature developments, incorporating diagrams for comprehensive project understanding.

• Drive the development and implementation of advanced tests around new features, ensuring the highest standards of test coverage and reliability.

• Demonstrate expertise in producing well-architected, efficient, and scalable code using industry-leading design patterns and methodologies.

• Take a leadership role in code reviews and pair programming sessions, guiding and mentoring colleagues towards excellence.

• Lead and actively participate in tech-talks, workshops, and team-based learning initiatives, ensuring knowledge is disseminated effectively across the team.

About you

• Extensive and demonstrated experience with Object-Oriented languages and software development.

• Advanced understanding and application of best practices and software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc.

• Expertise in relational database technologies.

• Proactive problem-solving approach with a strategic mindset.

• Proven experience in designing and writing APIs and services within a service-oriented environment.

• Leadership qualities demonstrated through collaboration and mentorship.

• A team player, willing to muck in and help others when needed, driven personality who asks questions and actively participates in discussions

• Strong communication skills

• Minimum 5 years experience in software development

Desirable Skills:

• Past experience with enterprise solutions and large-scale systems

• Familiarity with Scrum methodology or other agile development processes

• Experience with cloud computing

• Experience with Docker and containerisation

• Familiarity with software best practices such as Refactoring, Clean Code, Domain-Driven Design, Test-Driven Development, etc.

What we offer

The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer:

• A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!

• 32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas

• Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary

• Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks

• Private Dental Insurance with Bupa

• Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows

• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay

• 5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!

• Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching)

• All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to you

• Social committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success

• Dedicated professional development training budget (CPD courses, upskilling resources, professional memberships etc)

• Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year

Interview Process

• To start, we’ll kick things off with a 30 minute video call with a member of the Talent team.

• Next up, you will have a 1 hour call with one of our Engineering Managers to discuss the role, as well as your experience, further

• After that, we’ll want you to attend a final interview and complete a technical assessment too, which typically takes 2 hours to complete

We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at careers@arbor-education.com.

Our commitment is also backed by our partnership with Neurodiversity Consultancy, Lexxic who provide us with training, support and advice.

Arbor Education is an equal opportunities organisation

Our goal is for Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive - whatever their ambitions may be so we support and promote diversity and equality, and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Refer a friend: Know someone else who would be good for this role? You can refer a friend, family member or colleague, if they are offered a role with Arbor, we will say thank you with a voucher valued up to £200! Simply email: careers@arbor-education.com

Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.