Arbor
Senior Product Engineer (Python & PHP)
RemoteUnited Kingdom onlyArchived
- Role
- Backend
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
£75k–£85k/yr
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No BS summary
Experienced and highly technical Senior Product Engineer needed to implement and deliver large projects and advocate for high engineering standards. Must be a key driver in the team, developing and owning core system features and auxiliary services. Requires strong Python and PHP backend experience, enterprise solutions knowledge, and leadership through collaboration and mentorship.
Core skills
PythonPHP
Required skills
SQLNoSQLAPIs
Required languages
English
What you'll do
- Build, maintain and scale platform-level back-end services to enhance and serve our Data and AI capabilities for internal and external customers.
- Leverage these Data and AI capabilities to build and ship new features within the core Arbor product suite.
- Own the successful delivery of high-impact features, directly contributing to the advancement of Arbor products.
- Drive the development and implementation of advanced tests for new and existing features, ensuring high test coverage and reliability standards.
- Proactively identify, take ownership of, and resolve critical system bugs and issues using advanced problem-solving skills and comprehensive system knowledge.
- Maintain high code quality standards through thorough, constructive code reviews, ensuring solutions are well-tested, scalable, and maintainable.
- Produce well-architected, efficient, and scalable code by applying industry-leading design patterns and methodologies.
- Create and maintain thorough technical documentation and diagrams that promote best practices and ensure clear communication.
- Collaborate closely with the Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, QA Engineer, and Product Manager to address feature requests.
- Support the Engineering Manager with interviews, scrum ceremonies, and the implementation of strategies to improve and optimise product quality and lead time, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the development lifecycle and processes.
- Support the Tech Lead in developing technical roadmap solution designs, identifying areas for improvement, prioritising, and executing technical debt reduction.
- Act as a role model for technical excellence through code reviews, pair programming, and actively mentoring and coaching mid-level and junior engineers in best practices, fostering knowledge transfer within the team.
- Actively lead and participate in tech talks, workshops, and team-based learning initiatives.
What they require
- Demonstrable experience building back-end Python-based services
- Previous experience building features in PHP
- Experience with enterprise solutions and large-scale systems.
- Demonstrated knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and best practices for data modelling and performance optimisation.
- Proven experience in managing large, technical projects and delivering high-quality, impactful results with minimal supervision.
- Proven experience designing and writing APIs and services within a service-oriented environment.
- Applies best practices and software engineering principles (e.g., SOLID, DRY) effectively.
- Demonstrated knowledge of software best practices, including refactoring, writing clean code, and Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Test Automation.
- Understands Scrum methodology or other agile development processes.
- Demonstrates leadership through collaboration, mentorship, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Possesses excellent written and spoken English skills, with the ability to communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A driven team player who actively participates in discussions and readily offers assistance to others.
Benefits
- 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
- Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary
- Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks
- Private Dental Insurance with Bupa
- Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows
- 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 and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching)
- 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!
Arbor provides MIS and school management tools for schools and trusts, helping staff use data, improve efficiency, and create happier working days in education.
Details
Visa sponsorshipNo
£75k–£85k/yr