Senior Product Engineer - C

Arbor Education
GB - London
November 8, 2024

Location: Remote
Salary: £70,000 - £75,000

About us

At Arbor, we're on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. We passionately believe that there's a better way to work. And it starts by giving everyone the right tools and technology for the job. Ultimately, we're here to help make our schools and trusts stress a little less, and focus on what matters most - improving the lives of teachers and outcomes of students everywhere.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and highly collaborative Senior Product Engineer (C++) to join our Engineering team and contribute towards the development of the company's timetabling products, as well as auxiliary services where needed.

Core responsibilities

Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and other stakeholders to help solutionise feature requests.
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.

About you

Extensive and demonstrated experience with Object-Oriented languages and software development.
Advanced understanding and application of best practices and software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc.
Experience with C++Builder, and Visual Component Library (VCL).
Expertise in relational database technologies.
Proactive problem-solving approach with a strategic mindset.
Proven experience in designing and writing APIs and services within a service-oriented environment.
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.
Minimum 5 years experience in software development.

Bonus skills

Past experience with enterprise solutions and large-scale systems.
PHP experience, or similarly C derived languages.
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.

What we offer

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.
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, Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching) and Health Assured (Employee assistance programme).
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

We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at ***.

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.

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: ***.

Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

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