Senior Software Engineer (FE Focus)

About the Role

Department: Engineering Location: Home based with occasional travel to the London office Reports to : Engineering Manager Hours: 37.5 per week Salary : (Depending on experience) A quick note before you apply : This role is strictly UK-based and must be performed entirely within the United Kingdom; we do not employ remote staff overseas, nor do we offer relocation support. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment. While we hold a sponsor licence, visa sponsorship is only considered in exceptional circumstances and is not available as standard for this vacancy Role Overview This is a new role. Our culture at Cambridge Spark : engineers who own business outcomes, not just feature backlogs, and who work directly with stakeholders to understand problems rather than waiting for specifications to arrive. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an early member of a new Engineering Pod: these are small, autonomous teams responsible for the quality, usability, and impact of EDUKATE.ai for the people learning through it and the teams supporting them. You will work across the full platform, from understanding what your pod’s stakeholders actually need, through to shipping and iterating on the solutions you help shape. You will be a multiplier for the engineers around you: raising the bar on how the team thinks about problems, not just how it solves them. This role reports to one of our Engineering Managers, and you will initially join our Internal Experience pod. You will carry seniority in a team that we're deliberately rebuilding around product ownership and outcome focus. Key Responsibilities Own end-to-end delivery within the Internal Experience pod: from discovery and problem framing through to production, iteration, and outcome measurement Work directly with internal stakeholders — curriculum, operations, delivery — to understand problems at their root, not just their surface symptoms Shape solutions co

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.

Perks & Benefits

• Official mentor support
• verified hiring timeline
• and career progression.