Backend Software EngineerMy Tutor

MyTutor is the UK’s leading online platform for one-to-one learning, and we're on a mission to improve education for everyone in the UK and beyond, (we’re expanding internationally). We’re building a future where access to high quality learning is stress-free for those who can afford it, and funded for those who can't.

Our handpicked community of tutors work online with students from all walks of life, and have already given over half a million lessons. We’re proud of the fact that over 1,300 schools have also chosen to work with us, and that we’ve earned a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5. (You can also check out our tutors’ ratings here.)

Our team of nearly 300 is distributed across the UK, meaning we encourage a hybrid culture that supports collaboration and flexibility. We are a learning organisation and hope to work with more people who are passionate about doing great work and improving every day.

We always prioritise our team wellbeing and development. Everyone has the option to use our hotdesking app, Desana, to book a table and room at our coworking office near Spitalfields, London.

Every role at MyTutor is open to applications from all sections of society. We see potential in every individual regardless of: race, ethnic origin or nationality; religion or belief; physical or neuro-ability; socio-economics or age; marital, domestic or civil partnership status; sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic that makes you… well, you.

We are committed to conscious inclusion to create a sense of belonging, connection and shared purpose within our teams. We know it’s the right thing to do, and we know it will make us all happier, fulfilled, and successful in our work. You can also find a copy of our current Gender Pay Gap report here and we are continuing to build our roadmap of creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce.have regular company events as well, and there are chances every week to sit down with someone for a cuppa and a chat.

What's it all about?

We’re looking for software engineers across our Product & Engineering team to help us build a scalable microservices based architecture. Being curious about and comfortable with complex code transition is essential to this role, as is being reasonably language agnostic. Experience in Javascript towards the front end or Java towards the back end are fairly essential though!

Our legacy tech stack is a Java/JSF, MySQL backend hosted in AWS, while the more recent services are Spring Boot apps with PostgreSQL and Kafka also in play. Our front end is transitioning to React.js. We operate in multi-disciplinary agile squads, each owning their own part of the platform. We've invested a lot of effort in making sure our squads can operate nimbly and own their own destiny and have a modern CI/CD pipeline.

Working in an agile, multi-disciplinary team will no doubt require some flexibility and support in areas that might not be one’s specialty, so our main prerequisite is an enthusiasm for solving interesting problems through software.

The Day to Day

• Building new product functionality.
• Working with Product Managers & Product Designers to refine stories and explore technology challenges.
• Researching new technologies, methodologies and ideas that can improve the organisation.
• Working with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Building good relationships with key stakeholders, who embrace challenges to their requirements and develop an understanding of the technology they relate to.
• Peer reviewing your colleagues’s code and supporting our engineering values.
• Contributing constructively in improving agile practices.