[Hiring] Senior Product Engineer @Arbor Education

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced and driven Senior Product Engineer to join our Engineering team and help lead and drive the successful completion of high-impact features, specifically contributing to the advancement of Arbor products. The remit and focus of the role is to contribute towards the development of the companies core systems and processes, as well as implement strategies to enhance and optimise product quality and lead time across the entire team. It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you’re a collaborative and enthusiastic Engineer, this is the role for you.

Core Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, QA Engineer, and Product Manager to help solutionise feature requests.
• Maintain software that ties together internal systems.
• Build software to centralise add-on purchases for the Arbor Platform.
• Lead the creation of detailed documentation for new feature developments, incorporating diagrams for comprehensive project understanding.
• Drive the development and implementation of advanced tests around new features, ensuring the highest standards of test coverage and reliability.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Extensive and demonstrated experience with Object-Oriented languages and software development.
• Considerable experience in software development, specifically with PHP.
• Demonstrable experience building back-end services in PHP.
• Significant experience working with third-party systems and APIs.
• Advanced understanding and application of best practices and software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc.
• Significant database skills and expertise in relational database technologies.
• Proactive problem-solving approach with a strategic mindset.
• Leadership qualities demonstrated through collaboration and mentorship.
• 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 - our HQ is based in London.

Bonus Skills

• Past experience with enterprise solutions and large-scale systems.
• Experience with React (or experience with Vue and willingness to learn React).
• Familiarity with Scrum methodology or other agile development processes.
• Experience with cloud computing.
• Experience with Docker and containerisation.
• Familiarity with software best practices such as Refactoring, Clean Code, Domain-Driven Design, Test-Driven Development, etc.

Benefits

• The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work every day.
• 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

Company Description

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: [email protected].