Product Engineer

Arbor Education; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Arbor Education is seeking a collaborative Product Engineer to join our Engineering team. In this remote role, you'll be instrumental in developing AI and data-enabled features that enhance school management tools. We're looking for someone with extensive software development experience and a passion for building innovative solutions. Join a supportive team and make a meaningful impact in education.

Benefits

32 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary

Comprehensive wellness benefit

Private Dental Insurance

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Access to financial wellbeing coaching

Opportunities for professional development

Dog friendly offices

Qualifications

• Experience with PHP and Python programming languages.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles like SOLID and DRY.
• Proficiency with relational database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineers to address complex feature requests.
• Document new feature developments and implement comprehensive tests.
• Participate in code reviews, tech-talks, and team-based learning.

Skills

Object-Oriented programming

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

4+ years of experience in software development

Job description

Location: Remote

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

About us

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

We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn’t mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day.

Our MIS and school management tools are already making a difference in over 7,000 schools and trusts. Giving time and power back to staff, turning data into clear, actionable insights, and supporting happier working days.

At the heart of our brand is a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren’t just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We want to make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn.

About the role

We are looking for a collaborative and engaging Product Engineer to join our Engineering team and help us advance the development of the company's core and AI systems, processes, and auxiliary services. The remit and focus of the role is to build AI and data-enabled features across the Arbor suite of products. It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you’re a highly technical and knowledgeable Engineer, this is the role for you.

Core responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with other Engineers to solutionize complex feature requests, demonstrating a deeper understanding of system architecture.
• Drive the creation of detailed documentation for new feature developments, including diagrams, to enhance team comprehension and project sustainability.
• Take ownership of writing and implementing comprehensive tests around new features, ensuring robust test coverage and reliability.
• Produce well-architected and efficient code using advanced design patterns and methodologies, contributing to the overall system's scalability and performance.
• Actively participate in code reviews and pair programming sessions
• Participate in tech-talks and team-based learning, sharing knowledge and best practices within the team.

About you

• Extensive experience with Object-Oriented languages and proven expertise in software development.
• Extensive experience PHP or Python, and demonstrable experience in the other
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, such as SOLID, DRY, etc.
• Proficiency in relational database technologies.
• Continued positive and proactive approach to problem-solving.
• A team player, willing to muck in and help others when needed, driven personality who asks questions and actively participates in discussions
• Comfortable working in fast-paced development environments with a focus on experimentation
• Minimum 4 years of experience in software development
• Demonstrable passion for the development of AI-backed features, either professionally or through side-projects

Bonus skills

• Past experience with enterprise solutions
• Front-end development experience, preferably using React
• Familiarity with Kanban 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
• Dog friendly offices!

Interview process

1. Phone screen
2. 1st stage
3. 2nd stage

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 [e-mail].

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: [e-mail]

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