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Senior Developer – Full Stack
Up to £60,000 + 38 Days Holiday + Pension
York, Hybrid Working, 37 hour week
Are you an experienced Software Engineer looking to work in the Tech for Good space? Do you want to collaborate with an amazing team to develop digital systems that make a real difference to young people?
WRK digital is delighted to be working in exclusive partnership with STEM Learning, whose digital platforms support STEM teaching and learning. Through collaboration with the UK Government, employers of all sizes, organisations, and educational establishments, STEM Learning provides high-quality resources that empower educators and students alike.
About STEM Learning
STEM Learning’s vision is to improve lives through STEM education by equipping young people with the skills and knowledge to thrive. To achieve this, STEM Learning offers a range of support, including:
* Subject-specific professional development for teachers and educators
* A collection of high-quality, assured learning resources for Primary and Secondary Education
* The STEM Ambassadors programme
The Role:
STEM Learning is taking a significant step forward on its digital journey by moving to replace existing monolithic apps with modern, modular architectures. Working alongside product managers and designers in a small, cross skilled team you will deliver intuitive and delightful user experiences through robust and performant systems.
You will have the opportunity to work on multiple projects, from feature improvements and technical debt reduction to brand new service development.
Key Results / Accountabilities expected from role
You will:
• Get involved in the full software lifecycle, from inception through to deployment, release and post go live support. You will write highly efficient and maintainable code.
• Champion and suggest best practices to develop clean, resilient code.
• Contribute to the development and direction of the team and mentor junior members.
• Drive collaboration across multiple teams, effectively communicating complex ideas to all levels.
• Help mentor and upskill team members.
• Proactively help with production issues and release management and build systems with performance and scalability in mind.
• Create comprehensive project documentation, establishing good documentation standards that ensures all critical systems and processes are well-documented.
Key Experience & Expertise
Ideally you will:
• Have an eye for detail, delivering pixel perfect high-performance front ends.
• Bring a solid understanding of (and experience building solutions using) Oauth2.0/OIDC for authentication and authorization.
• Have experience building APIs that are intuitive to consume and quick to respond.
• Have shipped products built using Headless CMSes and be comfortable with content modelling concepts (Contentful experience desirable)
• Solid experience building testing strategies – Test driven/behaviour driven development, units testing, end to end testing frameworks.
• Experience building and deploying static and dynamic web applications on Vercel and Netlify (desirable)
• Solid understanding of Git and Github actions
• Be able to work on multiple projects at one time
• Make architectural decisions considering long-term impacts, balancing business needs with technical considerations.
Why Work at STEM Learning?
* Work with cutting-edge technology, including Microservices-based, API-first, Cloud-native services, and Headless architecture
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including paid-for training and certifications
* Access to a fantastic pension scheme
* Regular team meet-ups and collaboration opportunities
* The chance to get involved in wider STEM delivery activities
* Staff wellbeing sessions to support your mental and physical health
* Access to a salary sacrifice scheme and staff benefits, including a cycle-to-work scheme, health cashback plans, free eye tests, and discounted vouchers
Apply Now
Apply now or contact James Westwood at WRK digital for a confidential conversation about the next steps.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Higher Education, Software Development, and Staffing and Recruiting
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