Software Engineer

Remote, UK

£39,500-£45,000

Tribal is a leading EdTech business providing market leading software solutions to the global education market. We strive to research, develop and deliver the products, services and solutions needed by education institutes worldwide to support their primary goals of educating students, providing optimum learning experiences and ultimately delivering successful outcomes.

The Development Team supports this mission through the design, development and deployment of reliable, functionally rich and market leading software. The Development Team focus on innovation and continuous improvement, with this being at the forefront of what they do.

The role

We are excited to offer two new opportunities for experienced Software Engineers to fully participate and contribute to the software development process at Tribal, demonstrating a high level of competence and professionalism. Not only that, you will have the opportunity to be involved in with innovation and continuous improvement projects, proving to be a great time to join the team.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• To carry out all fundamental software development activity.
• Identify defects, diagnose root causes, and propose solutions.
• To translate user requirements, functional and technical specifications into appropriate and clearly understood design, architecture and technical output.
• To develop using well known development techniques, industry standard design principles, frameworks and patterns, following agreed standards and approaches.
• Ensure secure coding practices and adhere to security standards.
• Engage in code quality activities, including unit testing and code reviews.
• To undertake impact analysis of new features/defect fixes, and document according to standards.
• Provide accurate work estimates and participate in sprint planning.

The Person

The ideal candidate should be proficient in Web development using back-end technologies like PHP and Laravel. Expertise in front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS and JavaScript/TypeScript is essential, particularly with frameworks like React.

The candidate should have experience with databases, APIs and automated testing (unit and integration tests, Playwright).

Additionally, a strong background in development with an in-depth understanding of software engineering best practices and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems and algorithms is necessary.

Some exposure to cloud platforms and deploying code to cloud infrastructure, using best in class CI/CD techniques, would be beneficial.

The candidate excels in communication, collaborates effectively within a team, demonstrates strong problem-solving abilities, and maintains a keen attention to detail.

What can Tribal offer me?

This is an unrivalled opportunity to join a team of driven, meticulous, and passionate professionals, who are challenging the status quo of products that are provided globally to institutions that specialise in education, training, and learning. Our software is world class, and we believe we give our teams the tools, environment, and training to be world class too.

Not only will have full access to learning resources to continue to up-skill whilst part of our team, but we offer competitive salaries, a flexible working environment, and a generous range of benefits.

To apply please complete our short application form attaching your most up-to-date CV.

As an equal opportunity employer, Tribal celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon any protected characteristics and actively welcome applications from all groups, not least those underrepresented in the tech sector.

Note to all applicants - Tribal reserve the right to close an advertisement to applications ahead of the advertised closure date. For this reason, shortlisting may take place prior to the closing date on some occasions. With this in mind, please do not hesitate to apply early.