Lead Software Engineer

TieTalent; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher in Cambridge is seeking a full-stack web developer to create cutting-edge eLearning solutions. This role involves development using Typescript and ReactJS, mentoring junior engineers, and leading architectural discussions within a cross-functional team. Along with a competitive salary, the company offers a flexible rewards package, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of coding best practices and frameworks.
• Experience in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban).
• Ability to research and learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead solutions and contribute to architectural principles.
• Develop and maintain complex web services mainly using Typescript.
• Participate in requirements gathering for technical specifications.

Skills

Typescript

ReactJS

Agile development

Code architecture

Object orientation

Strong communication

Job description

Partner Job Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA)

Contract: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week.

Join our team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment and utilise your skills to make a real difference! As a full-stack web developer, you'll be adept and thrive in creating cutting-edge eLearning solutions with Typescript and ReactJS. Collaborate with a talented team of professionals to develop software that fits the unique business demands.

By contributing to our platforms, you'll elevate our customers' experiences in meaningful ways. Take the opportunity to mentor up to two software engineers, nurturing their growth while propelling your own career forward within this organisation and innovate.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

Proactively lead solutions and contribute to architectural principles, best practices and guidance within the English Engineering team.

Actively develop and maintain complex, feature-rich web services and applications with different technologies but primarily Typescript.

Design and develop solutions that maximize the use of our Amazon AWS partner agreement.

Participate and lead paired programming activities.

Engage, participate and lead in the code review process with a focus to ensure the highest quality of code is produced.

Closely work within a cross-functional team including design, UX, Architects, Developers, QA, Product owners and Business stakeholders.

Ensure all software produced is robust by contributing to a testing strategy.

Participate as a lead member in the requirements gathering process focusing on technical requirements and generating requirements from a product vision.

Advise and collaborate with other Lead Software Engineers and Engineering management to help develop and maintain our data products.

About you

A strong understanding of coding best practices, frameworks, code architecture, object orientation and new arising technologies.

Experience in Agile development teams whether it be Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban or a scaled agile frameworks.

Proactive and ability to think flexibly and quickly.

Ability to research and learn new technologies and understand technical specifications.

Good team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to stay open-minded, listen and learn from feedback across the business to enable continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 15th June. Interviews are scheduled to take place during or shortly after the job closes.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.”

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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