Software Engineer - Ada CS
Location: Remote, UK, with regular travel to Cambridge
Salary: £39,000 to £45,000 p.a. Full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent, Full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK
The role
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is working in collaboration with the University of Cambridge to deliver https://adacomputerscience.org/, a free and accessible learning platform for computing teachers and students in the UK.
We are looking for a motivated and proactive software engineer to join the Ada Computer Science development team and work on the development and maintenance of a key component of the UK's computer science curriculum delivery.
You will be working within a University of Cambridge development team and will represent the Raspberry Pi Foundation's interest. You will be a key person in creating a shared understanding between the two organisations. This role is a chance for significantly more independence and autonomy than typical for this level of experience.
The work you will do is open source and can be found on Github at https://github.com/isaacphysics. You will be working to improve and develop resources and experiences for teachers and students and will have a unique chance to impact computer science education throughout the UK for both young people and educators.
You will develop software in Java and React to enable learning experiences, as well as managing the software delivery and infrastructure that runs Ada Computer Science.
You will be working with a supportive, collaborative, and agile team of software engineers from the University of Cambridge, product designers and managers from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and expert computer science educators.
Responsibilities
This role has the following responsibilities.
* Design and implement Ada CS site features in collaboration with product teams and designers from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the University of Cambridge.
* Organise release testing and perform deployments
* Respond to support tickets
* Support product teams with requests for data and insights
* Manage on-premises servers maintained by the University of Cambridge
* Participate in our on-call rotation within business hours
There are also opportunities to lead in specific domains, such as:
* Testing strategy and approach, including Visual Regression Testing.
* Building and deployment, managing the CI/CD pipeline and approach
* Developing analytics for key stakeholders, including managing the analytics infrastructure
Experience and personal attributes
We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not necessarily all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here.
* Great written and verbal communication skills
* Proactivity and strong self-management skills
* Professional development experience in React, Java and Python
* Experience with Docker, Docker compose and containerisation
* Experience with a relational database systems (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
* Experience with software delivery and CI/CD
* Experience with software service metrics and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Plausible and Apache Superset.
* Familiarity with Linux server administration and networking
* Experience directly interacting with end users, replying professionally to queries and questions
* Enthusiasm for growing the next generation of Computer Scientists and for educational outcomes in Computer Science
Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits for all of our colleagues.
* Paid time off. In addition to public holidays, full-time employees in the UK receive 25 days of paid annual leave initially, rising to 30 days after five years service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company-wide closure at the end of each year.
* Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution.
* Private healthcare. We provide comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus.
* Flexible working. We have clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with the rest of your life.
* Support for parents and carers. We provide generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers.
* Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes to provide peace of mind for you and your family.
* Investing in learning and development. We invest in your growth and development, including through access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees.
* Travel to work. Through our Cycle-to-Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes we support cost effective and sustainable travel to work.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Everyone appointed to a role at the Foundation will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.
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