Software Engineer

Overview

In this Software Engineer role at Tes, you’ll contribute to building EdTech solutions that empower schools and educators worldwide. You’ll work in an agile, cross-functional team to deliver robust features, write tests, and improve CI/CD and deployment practices. You’ll help maintain quality across code, tests, and documentation while staying current with best practices. This is a hands-on opportunity to shape scalable systems that support teaching and administration at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• 5% pension
• state of the art offices
• Free eye care cover
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality code using modern languages and frameworks
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and retrospectives
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and functional tests
• Collaborate with QA to support automated testing efforts
• Contribute to code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Deploy code to various environments and support releases
• Suggest improvements to CI/CD pipelines and development workflows
• Monitor and respond to system errors and logs
• Document technical decisions and contribute to team knowledge sharing
• Stay current with best practices and apply them in your work

Key requirements

• Proficient in at least one of: JavaScript, Java, PHP, C#, or other .NET languages
• Familiarity with REST APIs and API integration
• Working knowledge of both NoSQL and relational databases
• Good understanding of software engineering principles and design patterns
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly

• Strong communication
• Collaborative mindset
• Open and respectful teamwork
• JavaScript / Java / PHP / C# (or .NET)
• REST APIs
• NoSQL and relational databases

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