Software Engineer

International Baccalaureate; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Pension 10%

Leave allowance

Life assurance

Flexible hours

Volunteer leave

CPD

Job summary

International Baccalaureate in Cardiff is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Educator Experience domain. You will develop and improve software solutions, embedded in a cross-functional product squad, applying modern engineering practices and supporting reliable delivery across the educator-facing digital ecosystem.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with product management, UX, data and engineering colleagues to modernise platforms and strengthen in-house capability

Qualifications

• Experience delivering and operating large-scale digital platforms in a complex environment.
• Strong full-stack development with modern web technologies and cloud/DX practices.
• Knowledge of security, GDPR compliance and testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Contribute technical delivery across educator-facing systems and improve performance.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to engineers and ensure quality delivery.
• Assist in modernising systems and reducing technical debt while maintaining stability.

Skills

Full-stack development

Angular

React

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

CI/CD

Observability

Security

GDPR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Cloud platforms

Headless CMS

APIs

Job description

Job Description

Salary: £41,691 - £52,114, negotiable depending on experience

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Cardiff, UK

Hybrid working: 2 days in office

About the IB

The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,000 schools across 160 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it's an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.

About the job

This Software Engineer role sits within the Educator Experience domain, helping ensure IB educators can teach programmes efficiently, feel supported throughout their journey, and continually upskill through high-quality professional learning products and resources. Embedded in a cross-functional product squad, the role develops and improves innovative software solutions, applies consistent engineering practices, and supports reliable delivery across the IB's educator-facing digital ecosystem.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager and working alongside product management, UX, data and engineering colleagues, you will contribute to stable, scalable platforms and the continued modernisation of educator-facing systems. Your work will help strengthen in-house engineering capability, reduce technical risk, and improve the digital experience for educators and schools worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Contribute technical delivery across educator-facing systems, improving performance, resilience and the educator experience.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to product and test engineers, supporting consistent standards and high-quality delivery.
• Contribute technical expertise across educator content and professional learning applications, considering user journeys, system behaviour and data.
• Apply strong engineering practices across code quality, automated testing, security, observability and operational performance.
• Constructively challenge engineering approaches to modernise systems, reduce technical debt and improve delivery outcomes.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, identifying sequencing, dependencies, constraints and cross-domain implications.
• Support platform consolidation and architectural simplification while escalating significant technical risks and trade-offs.
• Maintain operational stability while enabling iterative product development and longer-term technical evolution.
• Build effective relationships with product, UX, data and business stakeholders to align engineering delivery with educator and school needs.

Qualifications

• Experience as a software developer delivering and operating large-scale digital platforms in a complex organisational environment.
• Strong full-stack development experience using modern web technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Node.js.
• Practical knowledge of cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, secure development, automated testing and reliability engineering.
• Experience integrating headless content management systems, frontend frameworks and third-party APIs.
• Experience delivering Agile or Scrum-based projects and collaborating within cross-functional product teams.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex issues and explain technical trade-offs and risks.
• Experience contributing to platform modernisation, legacy uplift, architectural simplification or technical debt reduction.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Working understanding of security, data protection and compliance requirements, including GDPR, for digital platforms.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits allowance equivalent to 1.5% of Annual Salary to spend on benefits or as addition to salary
• 10% employer pension contribution with a 3% employee contribution
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus public holidays. The opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of leave each year
• Life assurance 4x annual salary
• Flexible working hours (core hours are 10am-12pm and 2pm-3pm), 37.5 hours per week
• Paid volunteering leave
• Excellent continuous professional development

Opportunity & Belonging

We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. As a global employer, we adhere to all relevant employment legislation in the countries in which we operate, and we're happy to provide any reasonable support or adjustments as needed to ensure applicants can fully participate in our recruitment process.