An innovative education technology company is looking for a Senior Front End Engineer to join their remote team in the UK. The role involves leading the development of the front-end library and mobile application using modern JavaScript frameworks like React. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, automated testing, and excellent team collaboration skills. The company offers competitive salaries and a supportive work environment focused on development and well-being.
03/02/2026
Full time
An innovative education technology company is looking for a Senior Front End Engineer to join their remote team in the UK. The role involves leading the development of the front-end library and mobile application using modern JavaScript frameworks like React. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, automated testing, and excellent team collaboration skills. The company offers competitive salaries and a supportive work environment focused on development and well-being.
Location: Remote, UK Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 About us At Arbor, we're on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. You've probably seen the headlines. Heavy workloads, constant change, admin pressure on teachers and staff at every level sometimes it feels like this is just part and parcel of school life today. But it doesn't have to be this way. We passionately believe that there's a better way to work. And it starts by giving everyone the right tools and technology for the job. We're building a platform and products we believe in - as well as a strong, diverse team of experienced specialists, ex-teachers and Edtech engineers passionate about making a difference to the sector. Ultimately, we're here to help make our schools and trusts stress a little less, and focus on what matters most - improving the lives of teachers and outcomes of students everywhere. About the role We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Senior Front End Engineer to join one of our Engineering teams and help us with the ongoing development of Arbor's front-end library and React Native mobile application. The remit and focus of the role is to directly contribute to the ongoing migration to React from ExtJs, as well as developing new features and libraries, and a comprehensive component library. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're a creative and a keen problem solver, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Work closely with the Product Manager, QA engineer and Technical Lead to solutionise feature requests Lead the creation of detailed documentation for new feature developments, incorporating diagrams for comprehensive understanding. Drive the development and implementation of tests around new features, ensuring appropriate coverage and the highest standards. Drive a user centric front end platform that delivers exceptional user experiences. Play a proactive role in mitigating the occurrence of production incidents, identifying risks and ensuring quality. Active role in remediation in the event of an incident, and also root cause analysis with the team to implement measures that prevent future occurrences. Demonstrate expertise in producing well architected, efficient, and scalable code using industry leading design patterns and methodologies. Take a leadership role in code reviews and pair programming sessions, guiding and mentoring colleagues towards excellence. Lead and actively participate in tech talks, workshops, and team based learning initiatives - ensuring knowledge is disseminated effectively across the team. Proactively identify and address developer experience and workflow improvements. About you Extensive expertise in JavaScript and Typescript, with a deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals. Proven experience in leading projects with modern Javascript frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue or similar. Excellent knowledge of HTML and CSS. Strong understanding of web accessibility. Strong experience with automated testing (unit testing, integration testing and end to end testing). Good understanding of good software delivery methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Agile) Advanced understanding and application of best practices and software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc. Good understanding of front end build tools such as Webpack and Babel. Basic software architecture skills: understands the ways in which frontends can fit into the overall software stack. Experience with a backend language/framework such as PHP/symfony. Demonstrates leadership qualities and a proactive problem solving mindset. Excellent team collaboration skills and experience in mentoring developers. A commitment to continuous learning, improvement and staying up to date with industry trends. Excellent written and spoken English for clear and effective communication. Experience with Docker and containerisation. Experience with build tooling (Github actions, bash scripting etc.). Bonus skills Experience with React Native or other mobile app development technologies. Past experience with enterprise solutions. Experience developing a frontend framework / platform. Experience writing PHP. Experience with relational and NoSql database technologies. Experience with build tooling (GitHub actions, bash scripting etc.). 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 Phone screen 1st stage 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 . 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: . Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
03/02/2026
Full time
Location: Remote, UK Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 About us At Arbor, we're on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. You've probably seen the headlines. Heavy workloads, constant change, admin pressure on teachers and staff at every level sometimes it feels like this is just part and parcel of school life today. But it doesn't have to be this way. We passionately believe that there's a better way to work. And it starts by giving everyone the right tools and technology for the job. We're building a platform and products we believe in - as well as a strong, diverse team of experienced specialists, ex-teachers and Edtech engineers passionate about making a difference to the sector. Ultimately, we're here to help make our schools and trusts stress a little less, and focus on what matters most - improving the lives of teachers and outcomes of students everywhere. About the role We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Senior Front End Engineer to join one of our Engineering teams and help us with the ongoing development of Arbor's front-end library and React Native mobile application. The remit and focus of the role is to directly contribute to the ongoing migration to React from ExtJs, as well as developing new features and libraries, and a comprehensive component library. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're a creative and a keen problem solver, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Work closely with the Product Manager, QA engineer and Technical Lead to solutionise feature requests Lead the creation of detailed documentation for new feature developments, incorporating diagrams for comprehensive understanding. Drive the development and implementation of tests around new features, ensuring appropriate coverage and the highest standards. Drive a user centric front end platform that delivers exceptional user experiences. Play a proactive role in mitigating the occurrence of production incidents, identifying risks and ensuring quality. Active role in remediation in the event of an incident, and also root cause analysis with the team to implement measures that prevent future occurrences. Demonstrate expertise in producing well architected, efficient, and scalable code using industry leading design patterns and methodologies. Take a leadership role in code reviews and pair programming sessions, guiding and mentoring colleagues towards excellence. Lead and actively participate in tech talks, workshops, and team based learning initiatives - ensuring knowledge is disseminated effectively across the team. Proactively identify and address developer experience and workflow improvements. About you Extensive expertise in JavaScript and Typescript, with a deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals. Proven experience in leading projects with modern Javascript frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue or similar. Excellent knowledge of HTML and CSS. Strong understanding of web accessibility. Strong experience with automated testing (unit testing, integration testing and end to end testing). Good understanding of good software delivery methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Agile) Advanced understanding and application of best practices and software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc. Good understanding of front end build tools such as Webpack and Babel. Basic software architecture skills: understands the ways in which frontends can fit into the overall software stack. Experience with a backend language/framework such as PHP/symfony. Demonstrates leadership qualities and a proactive problem solving mindset. Excellent team collaboration skills and experience in mentoring developers. A commitment to continuous learning, improvement and staying up to date with industry trends. Excellent written and spoken English for clear and effective communication. Experience with Docker and containerisation. Experience with build tooling (Github actions, bash scripting etc.). Bonus skills Experience with React Native or other mobile app development technologies. Past experience with enterprise solutions. Experience developing a frontend framework / platform. Experience writing PHP. Experience with relational and NoSql database technologies. Experience with build tooling (GitHub actions, bash scripting etc.). 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 Phone screen 1st stage 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 . 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: . Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
A technology company focused on education is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance platform resilience and performance. The role requires experience with DevOps Engineering, distributed cloud systems, and a collaborative mindset. You will work remotely and earn between £70,000 and £80,000, while enjoying comprehensive benefits including wellness support, generous leave, and professional development opportunities. Join a passionate team dedicated to transforming education.
03/02/2026
Full time
A technology company focused on education is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance platform resilience and performance. The role requires experience with DevOps Engineering, distributed cloud systems, and a collaborative mindset. You will work remotely and earn between £70,000 and £80,000, while enjoying comprehensive benefits including wellness support, generous leave, and professional development opportunities. Join a passionate team dedicated to transforming education.
Location: Remote Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 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 an experienced and dynamic Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Engineering team and help us improve the resilience and performance of the Arbor platform, enabling the business to rapidly scale. The remit and focus of the role is to continuously fix and improve our architecture, infrastructure, and ways of working. This requires an obsessive, metrics-driven approach, a curiosity about system behaviour, and close collaboration with the solution architect and engineering teams. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're a collaborative and curious Engineer, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Work with Head of Platform and Head of SRE to identify improvements within the platform infrastructure and implement plans to address Work with the Platform teams to improve the maturity of all components within the system, including ensuring High Availability, and adequate testing and DR plans Contribute to improving our CI/CD pipelines and providing patterns of deployment Assist in incident response and resolution, and subsequent post-mortems and retrospectives Participate in tech-talks and team based learning to ensure knowledge is spread Document obsessively, relying on Playbooks/Runbooks and systems documentation to aid knowledge transfer About you Extensive experience of DevOps Engineering and operating a large scale platform Extensive experience of distributed cloud systems, and specifically Amazon Web Services Extensive experience of Infrastructure as Code tooling, such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloudformation etc Understanding of relational database technologies and their cloud versions (e.g. AWS Aurora) Experience with messaging and distributed asynchronous workloads Experience with nginx or similar technologies Experience with DataDog, Prometheus or similar tools A positive and proactive attitude 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 Good written and spoken English so you can present your ideas Bonus skills Past experience with enterprise solutions running at scale Familiarity with kanban and agile development processes Experience with Docker 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 Phone screen 1st stage 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 . 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: Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
03/02/2026
Full time
Location: Remote Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 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 an experienced and dynamic Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Engineering team and help us improve the resilience and performance of the Arbor platform, enabling the business to rapidly scale. The remit and focus of the role is to continuously fix and improve our architecture, infrastructure, and ways of working. This requires an obsessive, metrics-driven approach, a curiosity about system behaviour, and close collaboration with the solution architect and engineering teams. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're a collaborative and curious Engineer, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Work with Head of Platform and Head of SRE to identify improvements within the platform infrastructure and implement plans to address Work with the Platform teams to improve the maturity of all components within the system, including ensuring High Availability, and adequate testing and DR plans Contribute to improving our CI/CD pipelines and providing patterns of deployment Assist in incident response and resolution, and subsequent post-mortems and retrospectives Participate in tech-talks and team based learning to ensure knowledge is spread Document obsessively, relying on Playbooks/Runbooks and systems documentation to aid knowledge transfer About you Extensive experience of DevOps Engineering and operating a large scale platform Extensive experience of distributed cloud systems, and specifically Amazon Web Services Extensive experience of Infrastructure as Code tooling, such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloudformation etc Understanding of relational database technologies and their cloud versions (e.g. AWS Aurora) Experience with messaging and distributed asynchronous workloads Experience with nginx or similar technologies Experience with DataDog, Prometheus or similar tools A positive and proactive attitude 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 Good written and spoken English so you can present your ideas Bonus skills Past experience with enterprise solutions running at scale Familiarity with kanban and agile development processes Experience with Docker 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 Phone screen 1st stage 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 . 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: Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
Location: Remote Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 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 an experienced and collaborative Technical Lead to join our Engineering team and take ownership of system and solution design to ensure our products are robust, scalable, and secure. The remit and focus of the role is to mentor and coach engineers, embed a culture of quality, and help the team make sound technical decisions that deliver real value to customers. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're communicative and a good team player, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Define and guide system architecture, balancing trade-offs between speed, scalability, maintainability, and security. Work actively with the architecture community (ATLAS) to define processes, drive technology adoption, and share best practices across teams. Ensure non-functional requirements, performance, reliability, scalability, and security are addressed in all solution designs. Champion accountability from design through production by ensuring systems are observable and meet agreed Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Lead Root Cause Analysis when issues occur. Lead estimation and feasibility assessments, making sure plans are realistic and aligned with team skills and capacity. Contribute to structured release planning and communication, ensuring phased rollouts deliver value early (MVP-first). Support post-release reviews and retrospectives. Uphold coding standards and promote automated testing while embedding a quality-first culture in the development process. Identify and prioritise maintenance and technical debt, making its impact visible by translating it into customer and business outcomes. Mentor and coach engineers through feedback, knowledge sharing, and motivation. Foster alignment and help the team galvanise around technical solutions and goals. Work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, QA, Designers, and other Engineers and Tech Leads to align technical direction with product strategy. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. About you 5+ years of professional software engineering experience on complex, scalable systems Strong grounding in engineering principles and design patterns (e.g. SOLID, DRY) Proficiency with relational databases and data modelling, including schema design, query tuning and data management Proven ability to design and deliver solutions using service-oriented or microservice architectures, including well-structured APIs Hands-on experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Working knowledge of a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP) Familiarity with observability practices - monitoring, metrics and alerting - plus incident/problem management and Root Cause Analysis Understanding of secure coding and compliance requirements Experience guiding teams through technical estimation and providing input into release planning Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and supporting engineers' growth Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Bonus skills Experience with enterprise-scale or high-availability systems Agile facilitation (Scrum/Kanban) and continuous improvement Exposure to DevOps/SRE practices (infrastructure as code, performance tuning, capacity planning) 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 Phone screen 1st stage 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 . 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: Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
02/02/2026
Full time
Location: Remote Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 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 an experienced and collaborative Technical Lead to join our Engineering team and take ownership of system and solution design to ensure our products are robust, scalable, and secure. The remit and focus of the role is to mentor and coach engineers, embed a culture of quality, and help the team make sound technical decisions that deliver real value to customers. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're communicative and a good team player, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Define and guide system architecture, balancing trade-offs between speed, scalability, maintainability, and security. Work actively with the architecture community (ATLAS) to define processes, drive technology adoption, and share best practices across teams. Ensure non-functional requirements, performance, reliability, scalability, and security are addressed in all solution designs. Champion accountability from design through production by ensuring systems are observable and meet agreed Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Lead Root Cause Analysis when issues occur. Lead estimation and feasibility assessments, making sure plans are realistic and aligned with team skills and capacity. Contribute to structured release planning and communication, ensuring phased rollouts deliver value early (MVP-first). Support post-release reviews and retrospectives. Uphold coding standards and promote automated testing while embedding a quality-first culture in the development process. Identify and prioritise maintenance and technical debt, making its impact visible by translating it into customer and business outcomes. Mentor and coach engineers through feedback, knowledge sharing, and motivation. Foster alignment and help the team galvanise around technical solutions and goals. Work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, QA, Designers, and other Engineers and Tech Leads to align technical direction with product strategy. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. About you 5+ years of professional software engineering experience on complex, scalable systems Strong grounding in engineering principles and design patterns (e.g. SOLID, DRY) Proficiency with relational databases and data modelling, including schema design, query tuning and data management Proven ability to design and deliver solutions using service-oriented or microservice architectures, including well-structured APIs Hands-on experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Working knowledge of a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP) Familiarity with observability practices - monitoring, metrics and alerting - plus incident/problem management and Root Cause Analysis Understanding of secure coding and compliance requirements Experience guiding teams through technical estimation and providing input into release planning Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and supporting engineers' growth Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Bonus skills Experience with enterprise-scale or high-availability systems Agile facilitation (Scrum/Kanban) and continuous improvement Exposure to DevOps/SRE practices (infrastructure as code, performance tuning, capacity planning) 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 Phone screen 1st stage 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 . 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: Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.