Software Engineer Location: UK remote with regular travel to Cambridge Salary: £43,000 to £48,000 full-time equivalent, dependent on experience Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK The role The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity with the mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. Our digital products and services are used by millions of people all over the world, providing high quality learning experiences, online and for free, that engage and inspire young people to explore computing and digital making inside and outside of school. We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our team. You'll be working on creating educational experiences for young people and educators, helping bring products to life such as our projects site, our Code Club platform or create online experiences for Astro Pi and Coolest Projects. You'll need to have good programming and technical skills, an appetite to learn what you don't know, and a commitment to make a difference for our users. You'll work within a supportive, collaborative, and agile team of Product Managers, Engineering Managers, Product Designers, and fellow Software Engineers. Together, you will create a variety of digital products and services that support volunteers, educators, and learners. This is your chance to create products that have a real and positive impact on hundreds of thousands of young people across the world. To learn more about the experience of one of our Software Engineers, check out this blog post. We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you're the right person for the job, we'll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you'll be working with an exceptional team. Responsibilities Build products, platforms, and services across the Raspberry Pi Foundation, with the goal to create valuable learning experiences Collaboratively deliver high quality working software with measurable impact Write elegant and secure code, following a test driven approach Work with Software Engineers and Engineering Managers to improve processes and code quality across our products Help to plan the development of our products through technical analysis and evaluation of architectural needs Experience and personal attributes We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth, and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here. We also welcome applicants from non traditional backgrounds, such as those returning to work, leaving military service, or having recently changed careers. Demonstrable experience of working as a professional Software Engineer with a focus on web technologies; or having work experience in a different field and looking to transition into Software Engineering through completion of a degree, bootcamp, or similar A proactive, pragmatic, and supportive attitude along with being happy to provide and receive constructive feedback Experience with a high level language such as Ruby, JavaScript, or Python along with a database system (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) A product mindset and the ability to see the bigger picture Interpersonal skills (verbal and written communications), with a collaborative approach to work effectively as part of a cross disciplinary team An interest in education, especially around computer science, physical computing, and digital making Knowledge of managing infrastructure on platforms such as Heroku, Cloudflare, and AWS About us The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an independent charity with a global mission to enable all young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. We empower schools to teach computer science and AI literacy through free curricula, classroom resources, purpose built software tools, and professional development for teachers. We inspire young people to become tech creators through the world's largest networks of coding clubs. We undertake original research that informs our work and which we use to advance the field of computer science education more broadly. All of our resources and learning experiences are available for anyone to use at no cost. We are particularly focused on creating opportunities for young people who experience educational disadvantage and those who come from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in technology industries. Over the past decade, we have supported hundreds of thousands of educators and tens of millions of students. We have teams in six countries (India, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, the UK and US) and partnerships with mission aligned non profit organisations in over 60 countries. We are at the forefront of the global educational movement to expand access to computer science education and AI literacy. You can learn more about our work in our latest Annual Report. Benefits In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits for all of our colleagues. Paid time off. In addition to public holidays, full time employees in the UK receive 25 days of paid annual leave initially, rising to 30 days after five years service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company wide closure at the end of each year. Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution. Private healthcare. We provide comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus. Flexible working. We have clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with the rest of your life. Support for parents and carers. We provide generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers. Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes to provide peace of mind for you and your family. Investing in learning and development. We invest in your growth and development, including through access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees. Travel to work. Through our Cycle to Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes we support cost effective and sustainable travel to work. Timetable for applications Closing date: 27th of July :00 GMT Phone screen: Week commencing 27th of July 2026 First round interview: Week commencing 3rd August 2026 Second round interview: Week commencing 10th August 2026 Our recruitment process All of our workplaces are inclusive spaces where we want people to feel respected, valued, and able to do their best work. We are committed to building teams that bring together people with a broad range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. That starts with our recruitment process. Here's what you can expect: As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to a small number of questions that we will use to screen your eligibility for the role. You will also be asked to provide your CV and a short cover letter. Eligible applications will be reviewed by our recruitment team and the hiring manager. A small number of candidates will be invited to a phone call with the hiring manager. The purpose of this call is to check our understanding of your application and to answer any questions you have. We normally have two interviews, which may take place in person. Interviews will be with the hiring manager and at least one other colleague. You will usually be asked to undertake a work based assessment in advance of your interviews. This will be an opportunity for you to show how you would perform some part of the role. You will be given advance notice and clear instructions. If you have any questions about or feel that you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including adjustments for neurodiversity, please contact our People and Culture team at . We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Everyone appointed to a role at the Foundation will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.
24/07/2026
Full time
Software Engineer Location: UK remote with regular travel to Cambridge Salary: £43,000 to £48,000 full-time equivalent, dependent on experience Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK The role The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity with the mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. Our digital products and services are used by millions of people all over the world, providing high quality learning experiences, online and for free, that engage and inspire young people to explore computing and digital making inside and outside of school. We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our team. You'll be working on creating educational experiences for young people and educators, helping bring products to life such as our projects site, our Code Club platform or create online experiences for Astro Pi and Coolest Projects. You'll need to have good programming and technical skills, an appetite to learn what you don't know, and a commitment to make a difference for our users. You'll work within a supportive, collaborative, and agile team of Product Managers, Engineering Managers, Product Designers, and fellow Software Engineers. Together, you will create a variety of digital products and services that support volunteers, educators, and learners. This is your chance to create products that have a real and positive impact on hundreds of thousands of young people across the world. To learn more about the experience of one of our Software Engineers, check out this blog post. We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you're the right person for the job, we'll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you'll be working with an exceptional team. Responsibilities Build products, platforms, and services across the Raspberry Pi Foundation, with the goal to create valuable learning experiences Collaboratively deliver high quality working software with measurable impact Write elegant and secure code, following a test driven approach Work with Software Engineers and Engineering Managers to improve processes and code quality across our products Help to plan the development of our products through technical analysis and evaluation of architectural needs Experience and personal attributes We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth, and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here. We also welcome applicants from non traditional backgrounds, such as those returning to work, leaving military service, or having recently changed careers. Demonstrable experience of working as a professional Software Engineer with a focus on web technologies; or having work experience in a different field and looking to transition into Software Engineering through completion of a degree, bootcamp, or similar A proactive, pragmatic, and supportive attitude along with being happy to provide and receive constructive feedback Experience with a high level language such as Ruby, JavaScript, or Python along with a database system (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) A product mindset and the ability to see the bigger picture Interpersonal skills (verbal and written communications), with a collaborative approach to work effectively as part of a cross disciplinary team An interest in education, especially around computer science, physical computing, and digital making Knowledge of managing infrastructure on platforms such as Heroku, Cloudflare, and AWS About us The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an independent charity with a global mission to enable all young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. We empower schools to teach computer science and AI literacy through free curricula, classroom resources, purpose built software tools, and professional development for teachers. We inspire young people to become tech creators through the world's largest networks of coding clubs. We undertake original research that informs our work and which we use to advance the field of computer science education more broadly. All of our resources and learning experiences are available for anyone to use at no cost. We are particularly focused on creating opportunities for young people who experience educational disadvantage and those who come from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in technology industries. Over the past decade, we have supported hundreds of thousands of educators and tens of millions of students. We have teams in six countries (India, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, the UK and US) and partnerships with mission aligned non profit organisations in over 60 countries. We are at the forefront of the global educational movement to expand access to computer science education and AI literacy. You can learn more about our work in our latest Annual Report. Benefits In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits for all of our colleagues. Paid time off. In addition to public holidays, full time employees in the UK receive 25 days of paid annual leave initially, rising to 30 days after five years service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company wide closure at the end of each year. Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution. Private healthcare. We provide comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus. Flexible working. We have clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with the rest of your life. Support for parents and carers. We provide generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers. Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes to provide peace of mind for you and your family. Investing in learning and development. We invest in your growth and development, including through access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees. Travel to work. Through our Cycle to Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes we support cost effective and sustainable travel to work. Timetable for applications Closing date: 27th of July :00 GMT Phone screen: Week commencing 27th of July 2026 First round interview: Week commencing 3rd August 2026 Second round interview: Week commencing 10th August 2026 Our recruitment process All of our workplaces are inclusive spaces where we want people to feel respected, valued, and able to do their best work. We are committed to building teams that bring together people with a broad range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. That starts with our recruitment process. Here's what you can expect: As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to a small number of questions that we will use to screen your eligibility for the role. You will also be asked to provide your CV and a short cover letter. Eligible applications will be reviewed by our recruitment team and the hiring manager. A small number of candidates will be invited to a phone call with the hiring manager. The purpose of this call is to check our understanding of your application and to answer any questions you have. We normally have two interviews, which may take place in person. Interviews will be with the hiring manager and at least one other colleague. You will usually be asked to undertake a work based assessment in advance of your interviews. This will be an opportunity for you to show how you would perform some part of the role. You will be given advance notice and clear instructions. If you have any questions about or feel that you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including adjustments for neurodiversity, please contact our People and Culture team at . We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Everyone appointed to a role at the Foundation will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.
Job description About Made Tech: Our aim at Made Tech is to use human centred technology to improve our society. We believe putting people at the heart of designing, building and delivering public services leads to better outcomes for everyone. Are you a Software Engineer that wants to actually see the real world impact from what you help to create? Our mission is simple! We believe we can use tech to make public services better. We also believe this can happen best when our own team represents the society that actually uses the services we work on. At Made Tech, we're collectively continuing to grow a culture that is happy, healthy, safe and inspiring for people of all backgrounds and experiences, so we encourage all people from underrepresented groups to apply for roles with us. We are looking for Lead Engineers with a particular penchant and love for cloud, automation, slick tooling, and empowering software delivery by coaching teams in true DevOps fashion. While we are looking for those with significant experience working with AWS, this role remains a full stack and polyglot role as with all of our Software Engineering roles. Our Lead Software Engineers are Tech Leads, Architects, Thought Leaders, Full Stack Engineers, and Consultants. They are our most senior technologist within a customer account representing Made Tech and act as a hands on CTO across one or more software delivery teams driving organisational change and outcomes for users. They combine technical excellence, drive to deliver, and coaching, to achieve outcomes for our customers and their users, and to establish strong engineering cultures within our customers' organisations. They find themselves working on a variety of different problems from monoliths to microservices, upskilling colleagues and customers, always learning from others, while constantly striving to be nice humans. Key responsibilities We primarily write and deliver custom software for the public sector. We work across central and local government, as well as in health, and our past lies in the technology startup world. Technical excellence for us isn't about delivering to feature lists. We place a strong emphasis on outcome based delivery; ensuring our customers' goals are understood and achieved with the technology we deploy. High performing software delivery teams need to be empowered to iteratively and rapidly deliver changes all the way through to production. To do this we combine our extensive cloud automation knowledge with DevOps culture. We ensure we document our architecture and infrastructure as code, using technologies such as Terraform and OpenAPI. Containerisation is a big part of empowering our teams to develop, deploy and scale their applications, but so too is using AWS Lambda and avoiding the complexity of stateful services altogether. Right tool for the job. For us, DevOps is about culture rather than roles and titles. Even though this role is for someone with strong DevOps experience, the biggest impact you will have is coaching and helping teams use the platforms you build. You won't be building infrastructure in isolation or charged with deploying other people's work into production. You'll empower teams with the mantra: you build it, you run it! Our teams have used Java, Ruby, Python, ES6 with React, C# with .NET Core. We don't limit ourselves as a company and we expect all our Engineers to be keen on learning new technologies. Automation is important to our teams, so we make sure there is a CD pipeline set up to build, test, and release many times per day. We grow a team of language agnostic engineers, which you might already consider yourself to be, who are versed in a mix of paradigms such as object oriented, functional, declarative, event-based and aspect-oriented. To create this environment our Senior Engineers need to embrace sharing their knowledge and skills with others, and they need to keep an open mind - we'd love to hear some examples of mentoring, coaching and growing team members. Maybe you will have written some blog posts about your discipline, or perhaps even delivered a talk or two. Skills, knowledge and expertise Essential Skills We want our teams and individuals to grow. If you don't have the following skills, you will have access to a learning budget, experienced team members and a wider learning and mentoring culture that can help you develop the following: Written code with tests Delivery in an agile environment Worked across a variety of programming languages Worked with databases Worked with APIs Worked with at least one Cloud platform Debugging experience in a range of systems Evidence of self development - we value keen learners Drive to deliver outcomes for users Desire to mentor others Nice to Haves Consultancy experience Working directly with customers and users Working within multidisciplinary teams with product, design, and technology working within the same cycles Showcasing and presentation skills Agile practices such as Scrum, XP, and/or Kanban Pair programming - we pair around 50% of the time Writing code with test driven development Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Component based design techniques such as using pattern libraries, styled components, CSS in JS, BEM, and/or SUIT CSS Debugging infrastructure The REACT ecosystem including a test driven approach Infrastructure as code technology like Terraform and Cloud Formation Familiarity with architectural and design patterns Use of architectural design records You can find the full job description on our handbook here. Please note, an increasing number of our customers are specifying a minimum of SC (security check) clearance in order to work on their projects. As a result, we're looking for all successful candidates for this role to have eligibility. Eligibility for SC requires 5 years' continuous UK residency and 5 year's employment history (or back to full time education). Please note that if at any point during the interview process it is apparent that you may not be eligible for SC, we won't be able to progress your application and we will contact you to let you know why. Job benefits At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about Made Tech and the job opportunity. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Get in touch with our talent team if you'd like an informal chat about the role and your suitability before applying. We are hiring for this role directly, so will not respond to any CVs sent via external recruitment agencies. Support in applying If you need this job description in another format, or other support in applying, please email . We believe we can use tech to make public services better. We also believe this can happen best when our own team represents the society that actually uses the services we work on. We're collectively continuing to grow a culture that is happy, healthy, safe and inspiring for people of all backgrounds and experiences, so we encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply for roles with us. Life at Made Tech We're committed to building a happy, inclusive and diverse workforce. You can get a sense of what it's like working here from our blog, where we talk about mental health, communities of practice and neurodiversity (as well as our client work and best practice). Like many organisations, we use Slack to foster a sense of community and connection. As well as special interest groups such as music, food and pets, we also have 10+ Slack channels dedicated to specific communities, allies, and identities as well as dedicated learning spaces called communities of practice (COPs). If you'd like to speak to someone from one of these groups about their experience as an employee, please do let a member of the Made Tech talent team know. Benefits We are always listening to our growing teams and evolving the benefits available to our people. As we scale, as do our benefits and we are scaling quickly. We've recently introduced a flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan. We're also big on connection and have an optional social and wellbeing calendar of events for all employees to join should they choose to. Here are some of our most popular benefits listed below: 30 days Holiday - we offer 30 days of paid annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible Working Hours - we are flexible with what hours you work Flexible Parental Leave - we offer flexible parental leave options Remote Working - we offer part time remote working for all our staff Paid counselling - we offer paid counselling as well as financial and legal advice
03/07/2026
Full time
Job description About Made Tech: Our aim at Made Tech is to use human centred technology to improve our society. We believe putting people at the heart of designing, building and delivering public services leads to better outcomes for everyone. Are you a Software Engineer that wants to actually see the real world impact from what you help to create? Our mission is simple! We believe we can use tech to make public services better. We also believe this can happen best when our own team represents the society that actually uses the services we work on. At Made Tech, we're collectively continuing to grow a culture that is happy, healthy, safe and inspiring for people of all backgrounds and experiences, so we encourage all people from underrepresented groups to apply for roles with us. We are looking for Lead Engineers with a particular penchant and love for cloud, automation, slick tooling, and empowering software delivery by coaching teams in true DevOps fashion. While we are looking for those with significant experience working with AWS, this role remains a full stack and polyglot role as with all of our Software Engineering roles. Our Lead Software Engineers are Tech Leads, Architects, Thought Leaders, Full Stack Engineers, and Consultants. They are our most senior technologist within a customer account representing Made Tech and act as a hands on CTO across one or more software delivery teams driving organisational change and outcomes for users. They combine technical excellence, drive to deliver, and coaching, to achieve outcomes for our customers and their users, and to establish strong engineering cultures within our customers' organisations. They find themselves working on a variety of different problems from monoliths to microservices, upskilling colleagues and customers, always learning from others, while constantly striving to be nice humans. Key responsibilities We primarily write and deliver custom software for the public sector. We work across central and local government, as well as in health, and our past lies in the technology startup world. Technical excellence for us isn't about delivering to feature lists. We place a strong emphasis on outcome based delivery; ensuring our customers' goals are understood and achieved with the technology we deploy. High performing software delivery teams need to be empowered to iteratively and rapidly deliver changes all the way through to production. To do this we combine our extensive cloud automation knowledge with DevOps culture. We ensure we document our architecture and infrastructure as code, using technologies such as Terraform and OpenAPI. Containerisation is a big part of empowering our teams to develop, deploy and scale their applications, but so too is using AWS Lambda and avoiding the complexity of stateful services altogether. Right tool for the job. For us, DevOps is about culture rather than roles and titles. Even though this role is for someone with strong DevOps experience, the biggest impact you will have is coaching and helping teams use the platforms you build. You won't be building infrastructure in isolation or charged with deploying other people's work into production. You'll empower teams with the mantra: you build it, you run it! Our teams have used Java, Ruby, Python, ES6 with React, C# with .NET Core. We don't limit ourselves as a company and we expect all our Engineers to be keen on learning new technologies. Automation is important to our teams, so we make sure there is a CD pipeline set up to build, test, and release many times per day. We grow a team of language agnostic engineers, which you might already consider yourself to be, who are versed in a mix of paradigms such as object oriented, functional, declarative, event-based and aspect-oriented. To create this environment our Senior Engineers need to embrace sharing their knowledge and skills with others, and they need to keep an open mind - we'd love to hear some examples of mentoring, coaching and growing team members. Maybe you will have written some blog posts about your discipline, or perhaps even delivered a talk or two. Skills, knowledge and expertise Essential Skills We want our teams and individuals to grow. If you don't have the following skills, you will have access to a learning budget, experienced team members and a wider learning and mentoring culture that can help you develop the following: Written code with tests Delivery in an agile environment Worked across a variety of programming languages Worked with databases Worked with APIs Worked with at least one Cloud platform Debugging experience in a range of systems Evidence of self development - we value keen learners Drive to deliver outcomes for users Desire to mentor others Nice to Haves Consultancy experience Working directly with customers and users Working within multidisciplinary teams with product, design, and technology working within the same cycles Showcasing and presentation skills Agile practices such as Scrum, XP, and/or Kanban Pair programming - we pair around 50% of the time Writing code with test driven development Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Component based design techniques such as using pattern libraries, styled components, CSS in JS, BEM, and/or SUIT CSS Debugging infrastructure The REACT ecosystem including a test driven approach Infrastructure as code technology like Terraform and Cloud Formation Familiarity with architectural and design patterns Use of architectural design records You can find the full job description on our handbook here. Please note, an increasing number of our customers are specifying a minimum of SC (security check) clearance in order to work on their projects. As a result, we're looking for all successful candidates for this role to have eligibility. Eligibility for SC requires 5 years' continuous UK residency and 5 year's employment history (or back to full time education). Please note that if at any point during the interview process it is apparent that you may not be eligible for SC, we won't be able to progress your application and we will contact you to let you know why. Job benefits At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about Made Tech and the job opportunity. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Get in touch with our talent team if you'd like an informal chat about the role and your suitability before applying. We are hiring for this role directly, so will not respond to any CVs sent via external recruitment agencies. Support in applying If you need this job description in another format, or other support in applying, please email . We believe we can use tech to make public services better. We also believe this can happen best when our own team represents the society that actually uses the services we work on. We're collectively continuing to grow a culture that is happy, healthy, safe and inspiring for people of all backgrounds and experiences, so we encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply for roles with us. Life at Made Tech We're committed to building a happy, inclusive and diverse workforce. You can get a sense of what it's like working here from our blog, where we talk about mental health, communities of practice and neurodiversity (as well as our client work and best practice). Like many organisations, we use Slack to foster a sense of community and connection. As well as special interest groups such as music, food and pets, we also have 10+ Slack channels dedicated to specific communities, allies, and identities as well as dedicated learning spaces called communities of practice (COPs). If you'd like to speak to someone from one of these groups about their experience as an employee, please do let a member of the Made Tech talent team know. Benefits We are always listening to our growing teams and evolving the benefits available to our people. As we scale, as do our benefits and we are scaling quickly. We've recently introduced a flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan. We're also big on connection and have an optional social and wellbeing calendar of events for all employees to join should they choose to. Here are some of our most popular benefits listed below: 30 days Holiday - we offer 30 days of paid annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible Working Hours - we are flexible with what hours you work Flexible Parental Leave - we offer flexible parental leave options Remote Working - we offer part time remote working for all our staff Paid counselling - we offer paid counselling as well as financial and legal advice
Our Future Healthis an ambitious collaboration between the public, charity and private sectors, designed to help people live healthier lives for longer through better prevention, earlier detection and improved treatment of diseases. We will speed up the discovery of new methods of early disease detection, and the evaluation of new diagnostic tools, to help identify and treat diseases early, when outcomes are usually better. With over 2.5M volunteers across the UK, we'renow the world's biggest health researchprogramme of its kind, and our volunteer group is also more diverse than other, similar health researchprogrammes. Technology and data are central to our mission. Our systems power websites, clinics across the UK, secure analytics and research systems, pipelines that process highly sensitive health and genetic data, and we are continuing to grow our engineering capability to support this ambition. We are looking for a Staff Engineer (Architect) to own the high-level design of our researcher operations systems. As Our Future Health moves to expand its research offering we need to build and operate new systems related to acquiring researchers, onboarding them, taking them through the study application process, and maintaining our relationship with them. The role will require working with other functions at Our Future Health such as Finance, Customer Support, and we expect it to involve a mixture of bespoke building of select components alongside configuration and integration of SaaS products like CRM, ticketing, support, and email comms systems. Where we build our own components you will work with product development squads to define the design and requirements for the component and then support the squad as they build it. The researcher onboarding and study application processes are vitally important to Our Future Health since they form our implementation of two principles from the "Five Safes" framework for safe research access to data - "safe people" and "safe projects". As well as the responsibilities specific to the researcher operations area, as a member of the Architecture team you will also play a key role in general architecture activities at Our Future Health - working with other engineers to guide the wider platform design, work on cross-platform projects which add new platform-side capabilities, represent technology in the early stages of future projects, and so on. Responsibilities Day to day work will vary depending on what your focus is at that time, but will include things like: Represent technology/architecture/engineering in cross functional project teams throughout a project's lifecycle (from ideation to implementation). Work within the team to identify optimal solutions for challenges, communicate them outwards to stakeholders and work with others to implement them. Work with your peer staff engineers and Head of Engineering to act as a guiding mind for the engineering/architecture in your business area. Identify areas for improvement and work with other leaders to implement. Lead decision making on critical technical strategy and implementations which affect your business area. Identify opportunities for and then carry out specific pieces of high impact hands on work where it makes sense. Work with partners and suppliers to integrate their systems with Our Future Health's. Support your colleagues with pairing, peer reviews, coaching, discussion, and other collaborative activities that help everyone reach high standards and result in the delivery of high quality software products. Contribute to the reliability, resilience and ongoing evolution of critical research platform services and live systems where required. We welcome applications from all who may not feel they match the full criteria, so if you have most of the below, we'd like to hear from you: Technical Skills You have led the architectural design of systems. Experience of configuring and integrating off the shelf SaaS systems with bespoke web and backend applications, via APIs, event driven architectures, etc. Appreciation of the balance between "build" and "buy", experience of weighing up pros and cons to make a selection which will fit into the wider organisation's systems and meet the needs of organisational internal users and goals. Knowledge and experience of building cloud hosted consumer web applications and backend services using open source technologies such as Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Python in a start up or scale up environment. Prior experience with Azure (ideally), AWS or GCP. Comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code, ideally with knowledge of Terraform. Knowledge of good data modelling and design patterns; in-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and familiarity with other types of data store (blob, document, graph). Expertise in modern, agile development practices like code review, TDD, CI/CD and pairing using tools like Git and GitHub. Experience of operationally managing software components once live, including observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging and live incident management. Experience of working with sensitive personal data. Competencies Experience working in/with cross functional teams consisting of engineers, product, UX and non technical stakeholders. Proven ability to communicate with stakeholders and audiences at different levels. Understanding of the importance of operational, security and legal factors when designing solutions, with the ability to articulate trade offs and make informed decisions around design and technology choices. Experience working in small, growing organisations with a high degree of ambiguity, where flexibility is valued. Strong understanding of software quality principles and practices. Experience in mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers. Comfortable facilitating technical discussions, encouraging collaboration and providing direction. Salary & Benefits Competitive base salary from £105,000 Generous Pension Scheme - We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12% 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays - Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you Enhanced Parental Leave - Supporting you during life's biggest moments Cycle to Work Scheme - Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice Home & Tech Savings - Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice EV Scheme - Save up to 40% on a brand new electric vehicle all inclusive package through salary sacrifice £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus - Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board! Wellbeing Support - Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family A Great Place to Work - We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements Join Us - Let's prevent disease together. We recommend you apply as soon as possible as occasionally due to high volumes of applications we need to close our postings early. Equity and Accessibility At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity, or long term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email us at
30/06/2026
Full time
Our Future Healthis an ambitious collaboration between the public, charity and private sectors, designed to help people live healthier lives for longer through better prevention, earlier detection and improved treatment of diseases. We will speed up the discovery of new methods of early disease detection, and the evaluation of new diagnostic tools, to help identify and treat diseases early, when outcomes are usually better. With over 2.5M volunteers across the UK, we'renow the world's biggest health researchprogramme of its kind, and our volunteer group is also more diverse than other, similar health researchprogrammes. Technology and data are central to our mission. Our systems power websites, clinics across the UK, secure analytics and research systems, pipelines that process highly sensitive health and genetic data, and we are continuing to grow our engineering capability to support this ambition. We are looking for a Staff Engineer (Architect) to own the high-level design of our researcher operations systems. As Our Future Health moves to expand its research offering we need to build and operate new systems related to acquiring researchers, onboarding them, taking them through the study application process, and maintaining our relationship with them. The role will require working with other functions at Our Future Health such as Finance, Customer Support, and we expect it to involve a mixture of bespoke building of select components alongside configuration and integration of SaaS products like CRM, ticketing, support, and email comms systems. Where we build our own components you will work with product development squads to define the design and requirements for the component and then support the squad as they build it. The researcher onboarding and study application processes are vitally important to Our Future Health since they form our implementation of two principles from the "Five Safes" framework for safe research access to data - "safe people" and "safe projects". As well as the responsibilities specific to the researcher operations area, as a member of the Architecture team you will also play a key role in general architecture activities at Our Future Health - working with other engineers to guide the wider platform design, work on cross-platform projects which add new platform-side capabilities, represent technology in the early stages of future projects, and so on. Responsibilities Day to day work will vary depending on what your focus is at that time, but will include things like: Represent technology/architecture/engineering in cross functional project teams throughout a project's lifecycle (from ideation to implementation). Work within the team to identify optimal solutions for challenges, communicate them outwards to stakeholders and work with others to implement them. Work with your peer staff engineers and Head of Engineering to act as a guiding mind for the engineering/architecture in your business area. Identify areas for improvement and work with other leaders to implement. Lead decision making on critical technical strategy and implementations which affect your business area. Identify opportunities for and then carry out specific pieces of high impact hands on work where it makes sense. Work with partners and suppliers to integrate their systems with Our Future Health's. Support your colleagues with pairing, peer reviews, coaching, discussion, and other collaborative activities that help everyone reach high standards and result in the delivery of high quality software products. Contribute to the reliability, resilience and ongoing evolution of critical research platform services and live systems where required. We welcome applications from all who may not feel they match the full criteria, so if you have most of the below, we'd like to hear from you: Technical Skills You have led the architectural design of systems. Experience of configuring and integrating off the shelf SaaS systems with bespoke web and backend applications, via APIs, event driven architectures, etc. Appreciation of the balance between "build" and "buy", experience of weighing up pros and cons to make a selection which will fit into the wider organisation's systems and meet the needs of organisational internal users and goals. Knowledge and experience of building cloud hosted consumer web applications and backend services using open source technologies such as Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Python in a start up or scale up environment. Prior experience with Azure (ideally), AWS or GCP. Comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code, ideally with knowledge of Terraform. Knowledge of good data modelling and design patterns; in-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and familiarity with other types of data store (blob, document, graph). Expertise in modern, agile development practices like code review, TDD, CI/CD and pairing using tools like Git and GitHub. Experience of operationally managing software components once live, including observability, logging, metrics, error reporting, debugging and live incident management. Experience of working with sensitive personal data. Competencies Experience working in/with cross functional teams consisting of engineers, product, UX and non technical stakeholders. Proven ability to communicate with stakeholders and audiences at different levels. Understanding of the importance of operational, security and legal factors when designing solutions, with the ability to articulate trade offs and make informed decisions around design and technology choices. Experience working in small, growing organisations with a high degree of ambiguity, where flexibility is valued. Strong understanding of software quality principles and practices. Experience in mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers. Comfortable facilitating technical discussions, encouraging collaboration and providing direction. Salary & Benefits Competitive base salary from £105,000 Generous Pension Scheme - We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12% 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays - Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you Enhanced Parental Leave - Supporting you during life's biggest moments Cycle to Work Scheme - Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice Home & Tech Savings - Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice EV Scheme - Save up to 40% on a brand new electric vehicle all inclusive package through salary sacrifice £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus - Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board! Wellbeing Support - Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family A Great Place to Work - We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements Join Us - Let's prevent disease together. We recommend you apply as soon as possible as occasionally due to high volumes of applications we need to close our postings early. Equity and Accessibility At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity, or long term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email us at
