Perlego Ltd.

What we do At Perlego, we are working hard to make education accessible to all. In this digital age, we believe that anyone should be able to learn anything at any time. Knowledge should be more accessible, not locked behind sky-high price tags. Over the past 9 years, our goal has been to support students across the UK & Europe to access quality books. Our ambition is to expand our support to students globally, specifically looking at the US, and build a product that goes beyond the book, a platform that helps students study smarter and more effectively. What we're looking for We are looking for an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in AWS services and monitoring tools. In this role, you will ensure the availability and reliability of our services. You will be integral to swiftly addressing issues, resolving incidents independently, and thriving in a fast-paced environment. What you'll do As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, your main focus will be to ensure our services remain highly available and performant. Key responsibilities include: Cloud Infrastructure Management Manage and supportAWS infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and reliability. Handle deployments, managingCI/CD pipelines for both containerised (Docker/ECS) and serverless (AWS Lambda) applications. Own infrastructure as code - provisioning resources declaratively so environments are reproducible, version-controlled, and safe to change. Ensure effective backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to minimise downtime. Manage operational and analytical data stores (Aurora MySQL, DynamoDB) Drive cost optimisation across the infrastructure - monitoring spend, eliminating waste, and rightsizing resources to balance performance and cost. Monitoring & Incident Management Monitor and manage platform activity using tools likePrometheus,Grafana, orAWS CloudWatch Respond quickly to alerts and incidents, independently resolving issues and ensuring service uptime. Conduct post incident reviews and help improve system resiliency through automation and monitoring enhancements. Review network activity with AWS Security Hub and Cloudflare Collaboration & Communication Collaborate with cross functional teams to implement platform improvements. Work independently and make swift decisions when managing service incidents outside core business hours. Assist in platform security, ensuring adherence to best practices for cloud security and compliance. Continuous Improvement Automate manual processes to reduce human error and improve efficiency. Continuously enhance monitoring systems, ensuring robust early detection and resolution capabilities. Identify potential performance bottlenecks and contribute to overall platform optimisation. This role is ideal for you if you possess Experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or a similar field. Strong experience with AWS services and containerised applications Strong experience operating operational data stores (Aurora MySQL, DynamoDB). Expertise in using monitoring tools(e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch) for real time platform performance insights. Strong understanding of network security and Cloudflare, VPC and networking fundamentals, with a clear grasp of how traffic and infrastructure components flow together end to end. Hands on experience with CI/CD pipeline management for deploying containerised (Docker) and serverless applications, preferably with GitHub Actions Proficiency in Linux based operating systems and shell scripting. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience with incident management, troubleshooting, and platform recovery in high pressure environments. Strong communication skills with a proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively It's a plus if you have Experience working in a global, distributed team providing off hours support. Previous experience with SecOps and cloud security best practices. Familiarity with scaling highly available systems in a fast paced, growth oriented environment. Compensation The salary available for this role is £60 000 dependent upon experience. Flexible We operate a flexible hybrid working environment. However we would be open to a remote role for the right candidate. L&D Budget We value continuous learning and you will have a personal L&D budget for online courses, subscriptions, or books not on Perlego. Learning Time All employees have dedicated Learning Time to focus on new skills, projects, or interests outside their day to day role, including Hackathons. Work-Life Balance 22 days annual leave + 1 additional day per year of service Office Reset The days between Boxing Day and New Year off, additional to annual leave. Flexi Bank Holidays Flexibility to swap local bank holidays for religious or cultural days. Work from overseas Flexible short period remote working overseas, as long as you remain a UK tax resident. Sabbatical 1-month unpaid sabbatical after 3 years; 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years. Personal Days 1 additional day per year for life events. Health & Wellbeing Private medical, optical and dental insurance via Vitality. Cycle to Work Scheme Social Regular social events and activities for everyone. Family time Competitive matched parental leave and phased return to work. Workplace Nursery Benefit

Perlego Ltd. is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to manage AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance of services. Key responsibilities include handling CI/CD pipelines and leveraging monitoring tools to enhance system reliability. This role is ideal for candidates with strong AWS expertise and a background in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering. Competitive salary and flexible hybrid working environment offered, with additional perks including a personal learning budget and health benefits.

A leading education technology company is looking for a Software Engineer to enhance user experience and manage technical SEO projects. You'll join a squad dedicated to developing high-quality web applications using JavaScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js. The role offers a competitive salary of £60,000 along with benefits including a flexible hybrid work environment, continuous learning budget, and substantial annual leave. You will also engage in regular social activities, ensuring a great work-life balance.

What we do At Perlego, there are almost 100 of us working hard to make education accessible to all. We believe access to good quality affordable learning unlocks potential. Knowledge should be more accessible, not locked behind sky-high price tags. Over the past 7 years, our goal has been to support students across the UK & Europe to access quality books. We've just closed a $20M funding round, to continue our current ambitions of 1) expanding our support to students globally, specifically looking at the US and 2) building a product that goes beyond the book, a platform that helps students study smarter and more effectively. What we're looking for A Software Engineer with experience in Javascript, React & NextJS, Node.js, Typescript, AWS & TDD. You'll be joining our learner Tribe, working in a squad with a data-driven mission to develop complex strategies and managing a broader range of technical SEO projects, enhancing the logged-out user experience and payment subscription experiences of our D2C customers. How we work together We organise ourselves into cross-functional squads, with each squad working together on a common data-driven goal. This role will be a part of our squad consisting of 4 Engineers and an Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, QA Engineer, Designer and a Product Manager. Tech Stack: NextJS React Typescript Node.js AWS Nice to have: Stripe payment domain experience and/or Optimizely A/B experimentation tool experience It's the perfect role for you if you have: Strong experience with writing performant, high quality web applications using Javascript, React/NextJS, Node.js, Typescript. A strong understanding of architectural practices including: Microservices, REST, object-oriented & functional programming, relational database design and NOSQL databases. Strong experience working with Cloud computing providers (AWS). Strong experience with modern Javascript, development techniques and tooling. Experience in sharing ideation thoughts and executing A/B tests to evaluate the impact of different features and monetisation strategies. Experience working in an Agile environment with Test Driven Development, CI/CD Commercial experience as a software engineer Experience working with non-technical stakeholders and the ability to boil down complex technical problems and make them easy to understand. It's a plus if you have: A degree in a computing related subject. Experience working in technical SEO and/or payments domain related projects. Experience in a startup environment. Have a general interest in books, reading and always learning new things! Compensation The salary available for this role is £60,000 Flexible We operate a flexible hybrid working environment, we like to see you in the office twice a week. L&D Budget We value continuous learning and you will have a personal L&D budget for online courses, subscriptions, or books not on Perlego. Learning Time All employees have dedicated Learning Time to focus on new skills, projects, or interests outside their day-to-day role, including Hackathons. Work-Life Balance 22 days annual leave + 1 additional day per year of service ️ Office Reset The days between Boxing Day and New Year off, additional to annual leave. Flexi Bank Holidays Flexibility to swap local bank holidays for religious or cultural days. Work from overseas Flexible short-period remote working overseas, as long as you remain a UK tax resident. Sabbatical 1-month unpaid sabbatical after 3 years; 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years. Personal Days 1 additional day per year for life events. Health & Wellbeing Private medical, optical and dental insurance via Vitality. Cycle to Work Scheme Social Regular social events and activities for everyone. Family time Competitive matched parental leave and phased return to work. Workplace Nursery Benefit