Software Engineer - (Full-stack Javascript) at Perlego

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Jun, 26

Salary

60000.0

Posted On

27 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Javascript, React, NextJS, Node.js, Typescript, AWS, TDD, Microservices, REST, Object-Oriented Programming, Functional Programming, Relational Database Design, NOSQL Databases, Cloud Computing, Agile, CI/CD

Industry

E-Learning Providers

Description

What we do At Perlego, there are almost 100 of us working hard to make education accessible to all. We believe access to good quality affordable learning unlocks potential. Knowledge should be more accessible, not locked behind sky-high price tags. Over the past 7 years, our goal has been to support students across the UK & Europe to access quality books. We've just closed a $20M funding round, to continue our current ambitions of 1) expanding our support to students globally, specifically looking at the US and 2) building a product that goes beyond the book, a platform that helps students study smarter and more effectively. What we’re looking for A Software Engineer with experience in Javascript, React & NextJS, Node.js, Typescript, AWS & TDD. You'll be joining our learner Tribe, working in a squad with a data-driven mission to develop complex strategies and managing a broader range of technical SEO projects, enhancing the logged-out user experience and payment subscription experiences of our D2C customers. How we work together We organise ourselves into cross-functional squads, with each squad working together on a common data-driven goal. This role will be a part of our squad consisting of 4 Engineers and an Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, QA Engineer, Designer and a Product Manager. Tech Stack: NextJS React Typescript Node.js AWS Nice to have: Stripe payment domain experience and/or Optimizely A/B experimentation tool experience It’s the perfect role for you if you have: Strong experience with writing performant, high quality web applications using Javascript, React/NextJS, Node.js, Typescript. A strong understanding of architectural practices including: Microservices, REST, object-oriented & functional programming, relational database design and NOSQL databases. Strong experience working with Cloud computing providers (AWS). Strong experience with modern Javascript, development techniques and tooling. Experience in sharing ideation thoughts and executing A/B tests to evaluate the impact of different features and monetisation strategies. Experience working in an Agile environment with Test Driven Development, CI/CD Commercial experience as a software engineer Experience working with non-technical stakeholders and the ability to boil down complex technical problems and make them easy to understand. ⭐️ It’s a plus if you have: A degree in a computing related subject. Experience working in technical SEO and/or payments domain related projects. Experience in a startup environment. Have a general interest in books, reading and always learning new things! ✨ Compensation The salary available for this role is £60,000 🏠 Flexible We operate a flexible hybrid working environment, we like to see you in the office twice a week. 🧠 L&D Budget We value continuous learning and you will have a personal L&D budget for online courses, subscriptions, or books not on Perlego. 🤓 Learning Time All employees have dedicated Learning Time to focus on new skills, projects, or interests outside their day-to-day role, including Hackathons. 🌴 Work-Life Balance 22 days annual leave + 1 additional day per year of service ❄️ Office Reset The days between Boxing Day and New Year off, additional to annual leave. 🛐 Flexi Bank Holidays Flexibility to swap local bank holidays for religious or cultural days. 🗺 Work from overseas Flexible short-period remote working overseas, as long as you remain a UK tax resident. 🏖 Sabbatical 1-month unpaid sabbatical after 3 years; 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years. 💛 Personal Days 1 additional day per year for life events. 🍏 Health & Wellbeing Private medical, optical and dental insurance via Vitality. 🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme 🎉 Social Regular social events and activities for everyone. 🍼 Family time Competitive matched parental leave and phased return to work. 👼 Workplace Nursery Benefit

Responsibilities

This role involves joining the learner Tribe squad to develop complex strategies and manage technical SEO projects, focusing on enhancing the logged-out user experience and payment subscription flows for direct-to-consumer customers. The engineer will work within a cross-functional team structure to achieve data-driven goals.