Senior Software Engineer

The Ascentis Group; Quernmore; Hybrid; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational charity organization is seeking an experienced full stack engineer to join their team in Lancaster. This role involves collaborating within an Agile team to develop and refactor EdTech products using technologies like Angular and Rust. The position offers flexible working options and the opportunity to make a significant impact on learners' educational experiences.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus holidays

Competitive pension benefits

Flexible working options

Free parking and electric charging points

Discounted gym membership

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience developing extensible and maintainable code using design principles such as SOLID.
• Excited to work in a small team where your contribution is significant.
• Looking to work on software that makes a real difference to our learners.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with UX designers and R&D team to shape digital products.
• Develop features and refactor existing systems across the tech stack.
• Coordinate the development of student activity engine using Rust.

Skills

Extensible and maintainable code development

Experience with Agile methodologies

Proven experience as a full stack engineer

Tools

Angular

Rust

Node.js

MySQL

Azure

Job description

Overview

Starting Salary: £36,849 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Working pattern: 35 hours per week. Monday-Thursday in our Head Office in Lancaster, work from home on Fridays (flexible working options will be considered)

About the role

We are looking for an experienced full stack engineer to join our established team. As part of an Agile development team, you will work closely with experienced engineers, UX designers, our R&D team, and the product owner to help shape the future of our digital EdTech products. You will work across the entire stack; Angular, Rust, Node.js, MySQL and Azure, to refactor existing systems and build new features. Alongside our Angular, single page application, you will help develop a student activity engine, used to design, build and deploy engaging and interactive content for our customers. Our engine is developed using the Rust programming language, utilising WebAssembly as its compilation target.

The full job description can be provided on request.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you like the sound of the role and the organisation, and you think the below attributes describe you well, then we would love to hear from you. Are you:

• A full stack engineer with proven experience
• Experienced in developing extensible and maintainable code using design principles such as SOLID
• Excited to work in a small team where your contribution is significant
• Looking to work on software that makes a real difference to our learners

The full list of the key attributes required can be found in the job description.

Further information

Closing date: 26 September 2025

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sean Hanratty, Software Development Manager at Sean.Hanratty at ascentis.co.uk.

We reserve the right to close the job vacancy early if we find an appointable candidate or receive a high volume of applicants.

This job may meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for visa sponsorship.

About us

We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading educational charity groups, encompassing an awarding organisation, a provider of dyslexia intervention software and an online training organisation. Our enthusiastic people bring genuine passion and natural energy to everything that they do and through their infectious energy they transform the lives of thousands of people each year through the power of education. It has never been a more exciting time to join The Ascentis Group as we continue our journey of growth across the UK and overseas.

We are market leading in the education sector and the specialist areas we operate within, maintaining the #1 provision for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) in the UK as well as being a leading Access Validating Agency. We are based in Lancaster but we have a national reach, with a significant customer base in London. We have recently secured two major achievements, winning the Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year at the 2024 Federation of Awarding Bodies awards.

The Ascentis Group is made up of brilliant people, unique in terms of background, personality, characteristics, experience and skill. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table and believe this diversity is powerful. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

To find out what our employees have to say about working at Ascentis watch the video found here.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (up to a maximum of 43 days)
• Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to Informal Flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable
• Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Neonatal, Paternity, Shared Parental, Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Paid Compassionate Leave
• Access to state-of-the-art office and break facilities, such as bean-to-cup coffee machine, vending machine, pool table, Xbox, outdoor seating, dressing room (with access to hair dryers, straighteners, airers, shower facilities), Harry Potter reading room, employee library and more
• Free parking, paid electricity charging points, locked bike storage shed
• Tailored learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Home and Tech Scheme
• Discounted gym membership at 3-1-5 Health Club
• 24-hour employee helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing
• Aviva DigiCare+ health app with access to virtual GP appointments, annual health check and more
• Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building and communication activities

Do you like the sound of Ascentis, but think your skills might suit another role?

We also have other vacancies available. Take a look at our website for more! www.ascentis.co.uk/jobs