React Job: Software Developer (Hybrid-Remote UK)

Wherever you find ambitious companies investing in their people, you’ll find Learning Pool

Learning Pool is among the fastest growing e-learning companies in the world, servicing more than 2,000 customers and 24 million learners globally. Our expert team creates the content and technology solutions that engage and empower modern leaders, using pioneering technology and creative content that we build, deliver and maintain to produce positive, long lasting outcomes for our customers.

Learning Pool welcomes passionate people from all kinds of backgrounds. We are a diverse team working in offices, and remotely, across Europe and North America. We take great pride in our shared work and are committed to building great software in a sustainable way.

So if you’ve got what we’re looking for and the desire to join a team that values creativity and empowerment, then get in touch.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to the successful delivery of software projects within the company to a professional standard and ensures they are developed using industry best practices. You will join a growing team responsible for ensuring that our offerings stay at the cutting edge of online learning solutions by understanding business requirements and translating them into technical solutions. The role requires collaborative working across the technical team, writing and maintaining code to a high standard, and developing new features for key platforms while ensuring they remain robust and reliable.

For more information about our benefits and why you should join learning pool, read more here:https://learningpool.com/why-work-for-learning-pool/

Location: Flexible within the UK. The vast majority of our people work flexibly in a hybrid model, working from home with regular attendance at one of our Learning Pool Offices (Derry, Nottingham, Oxford, Belfast or Glasgow).

What you will be doing

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain critical parts of the Learning Platform.
• Collaborate on the planning, scoping and technical design of bespoke software projects.
• Use unit, integration and E2E testing, to ensure the software is robust and reliable.
• Review PRs of the Team and provide feedback, driving the best practices.
• Collaborating on the continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Work collaboratively - having solid communication skills, especially in explaining complex concepts.
• Keep up to date with current trends in software development and keep your skills updated accordingly.
• Participate in and provide feedback for performance management.
• Live the Company values: “have each other's backs, do the right thing, build to grow”.

Who we are looking for

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent knowledge of Javascript and SCSS.
• Experience building Node.js and modern JS libraries, such as Express/Apollo/NextJS, ReactJS, Jest/Cypress.
• Experience working with REST and GraphQL layers.
• Production experience in relational DB design (MySQL/PostgreSQL), distributed caches systems (Redis) and messaging systems (SQS/SNS).
• Experience working as part of an Agile team in a high-pace environment.
• Having excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC) methodologies including requirements, design, implementation, testing and maintenance.

Although not essential, it would be advantageous to have experience working with the following:

• Knowledge of Typescript.
• Understanding of cross-platform development (accessibility, responsiveness and etc.)
• Commercial experience developing in frontend and backend environments.

Working at Learning Pool

With over 450 people across seven offices globally, the Learning Pool team is filled with people who have a real passion for what they do and a fresh approach to partnering with customers.

Learning Pool is a Platinum Investor in People, listed annually in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For and wins numerous industry awards for our work with clients including the Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation) and recent Brandon Hall, Learning Technologies, e-Learning Industry, Stevie Customer Service and Institute of Customer Service awards. In addition, the Group is the only Strategic Leader offering Lower Total Cost of Ownership solutions in the 2022 Fosway Digital Learning 9-Grid.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 10th March 2023 at 5pm UK time. If you have any queries about your application, please email [email protected]