Senior Software Engineer

At FutureLearn, we’re passionate about the power of lifelong learning. We help learners from all over the world progress in their careers – and invest in their futures.

We truly believe that up-skilling is a worthy investment, and we hope to empower our learners to take control of their careers through personalised learning pathways – giving them progress at their fingertips.

Partnering with 260+ world-class educational partners, including prestigious universities, global brands and industry partners, we offer our 20 million-strong learner community the opportunity to discover and access flexible, high-quality online courses and degrees.

We’re not here just to teach new skills (although we do that well), we want to help transform lives. FutureLearn is looking to build our teams with people who share our passion for lifelong learning, career empowerment and education for all. If that sounds like you, get in touch. You could help us achieve our biggest goal yet – becoming the world’s best AI-powered, career-based learning platform and OPM.

What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Software Engineer in our small, focused engineering team, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering software that powers FutureLearn. You’ll work closely with engineers and stakeholders, contributing across the stack and throughout the product development lifecycle.

You’ll take ownership of features from idea to deployment, with the autonomy to make technical decisions and improve how we build software.

Our platform is built on modern web technologies and maintained with robust testing practices including unit, integration, and acceptance tests. Engineers deploy frequently to our large-scale, cloud-based system.

What does success look like?

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
• Collaborate with other engineers to deliver high-impact features
• Improve and optimize existing systems for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in software development
• Write automated tests and ensure comprehensive test coverage across the codebase
• Participate in architectural decisions and contribute to system design discussions
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues, ensuring timely resolutions

What you bring to the table:

• We’re looking for people with experience working with a variety of technologies. Our tech stack is Ruby and Rails, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, GraphQL and Next.js, so experience with any of these would be valuable, but we are open to applications from candidates with experience in any web technologies.
• You’ll have previous experience building, maintaining and deploying large interactive web applications at scale, considering performance, security and maintainability.
• You’ll have experience writing high-value tests and have a good understanding of software design principles.
• Familiarity with education technology standards, such as LTI, would be beneficial in this role.

What we offer you:

• 28 days of Annual Leave plus UK Public Holidays
• Roll over up to 5 days Holiday
• Access to FutureLearn courses
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Charity work – 1 day dedicated to a charity of your choice
• Calm Premium Subscription

What happens next?

Ready to go for it? Click 'Apply', include your CV and tell us why you'd like to become a FutureLearner, and how you’ll nail this role.

Recruitment Process

Please contact [email protected] if you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations to be made to support you through the recruitment process.

Diversity Statement

We value all the great benefits that diversity brings and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work – At FutureLearn we are proud to have Diversity and Inclusion at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

We can't wait to meet you! #FutureLearnCareers