Mid-level Software Developer

Are you ready to take ownership of meaningful projects and help shape the future of educational technology? We’re looking for a proactive and skilled Mid-Level Software Developer to join our growing team at LearningCog. In this role, you’ll work across the full development lifecycle, enhancing existing systems, leading new initiatives, and mentoring a junior developer. You'll collaborate closely with our internal team to build innovative solutions using Python, Django, and modern web technologies. If you're someone who thrives in a fast-moving, evolving environment and wants to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We are not expecting any candidate to have experience or knowledge in all these areas. Ideally you should have experience of the Front and Backend technologies listed below or equivalents and a desire to learn the components in our stack.

Salary: Starting from £45,000 per annum for this full-time role. We are open to considering a four-day working week (with a pro-rata adjustment to salary if applicable).

Our team benefits from a flexible hybrid working environment, with access to offices and collaboration spaces at the Sussex Innovation Centre, Falmer, Brighton, to support in-person engagement.

Please note: candidates must already be based in the UK, as we are unfortunately unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

If you have relevant skills and experience, we encourage you to apply, even if your background does not exactly match all our preferred criteria. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and warmly welcome applications from individuals of underrepresented communities.

What you'll do:

• Take ownership of backend development using Python and Django within our current tech offering.
• Lead the development of new projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional team across the business, contributing to both backend and frontend solutions.
• Support the development of responsive, user-friendly frontend applications using a modern stack.
• Ensure seamless end-to-end user experiences across web platforms.
• Build performant, accessible web experiences that function consistently across modern browsers and devices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with future growth in mind.
• Work independently with strong initiative while contributing to team discussions and decisions.
• Translate the vision of our Educational Technology package into robust, production-quality software.

What you'll need:

• Be able to take ownership of current software built using PHP and make decisions about the future development/rebuild.
• All round tech skills, comfortable working on the backend and frontend.
• Strong skills in the use of Python and Django.
• Around 3 to 5 years professional experience with ability to understand different software development tools and choose the best fit for the needs of the business.
• Be confident taking ownership of the development of a project from inception through to delivery.
• Value fundamental coding principles and best practices.
• Enjoy working with multiple data sources and designing expressive APIs.
• Experience writing robust and fault-tolerant software.

Recruitment Process:

• Position Advertised: 28th April 2025
• Closing Date for Applications: Friday 16th May 2025
• Shortlist of application and responses to applications by Friday 23rd May 2025
• Interviews to take place beginning of June 2025.