At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of an innovative EdTech platform with real ownership and impact.
- Company: Join a disruptive EdTech startup making waves in the education sector.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work, competitive salary, and the chance to shape the future of education.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Be the first engineering hire and directly influence product and culture.
- Qualifications: Proven full-stack development skills in React, Node.js, and AWS.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
We are supporting a disruptive EdTech SaaS Startup to land their 1st Full-time, permanent Engineering hire! This is an opportunity to get in at the ground-floor of a Startup that's making waves in the Education sector with their Operating System for teachers. Their platform brings pupil information together and strengthens connections between teachers and parents. They have just closed a fundraising round and are looking for the person who can help them build what comes next.
The role:
This is not a 'here's your ticket, go build it' job. As the first senior engineering hire, you'll have genuine ownership. You'll work directly with the co-founder to understand the problem, shape the solution, make the technical decisions, build it, test it and get it into production.
You’ll work across:
- Frontend: React 19 + React Router v7 + TypeScript
- Backend: Node.js 22 + TypeScript
- Database: PostgreSQL
- Infrastructure: AWS
You’ll also work with integrations including Wonde, Postmark, Twilio and Daily.
What they’re looking for:
- Someone who can take a feature from idea to production with minimal hand-holding
- Cares deeply about quality and user experience
- Is comfortable owning their own QA (no separate QA team here)
- Can spot bugs, performance issues and technical debt before they become problems
- Enjoys making architectural decisions and thinking about how systems scale
- Writes clean, maintainable code
- Communicates clearly and can translate technical thinking for a non-technical co-founder
- Wants their work to have a visible impact
Why join?
You won't be joining a huge engineering org where your work disappears into the backlog. You'll be one of the people shaping the product, engineering culture and technical foundations from the ground up. If you're a senior full-stack developer in Northern Ireland who wants real ownership, real influence and the chance to build something that could genuinely change how schools operate, I would love to hear from you.
Hybrid: 2 days in Belfast.
Senior Full-Stack Developer (EdTech 1st Hire!) in Belfast employer: Adepta Partners Limited
Join a dynamic and innovative team as a Senior Software Engineer, where you'll not only contribute to cutting-edge software development but also enjoy the flexibility of remote working. Our supportive and collaborative engineering culture fosters continuous learning and professional growth, with generous benefits including competitive salary, annual leave, and a dedicated training budget. Embrace the opportunity to work with the latest AI technologies while mentoring fellow developers and shaping the future of our technology platform.
