Backend Software Engineer

Hi, we’re MyEdSpace and we’re reimagining what education can be.

We find the world’s best teachers and give them the tools, tech and platform to inspire students everywhere - no matter their background. Because every child deserves the chance to dream big, achieve more, and build a brighter future.

Since 2022, we’ve grown to support thousands of students across the UK with engaging online programmes that boost both grades and confidence. Families love us (we’re rated Excellent on Trustpilot) and investors back us. We’re scaling fast, and now’s the time to join the journey.

**The Practical Bits**:
**Job Title**:Backend Software Engineer

**Manager**:VP of Engineering

**Contract Type**:Permanent employee or employer of record (depending on location)

**Salary**:Competitive + bonus

**The Role**:
We’re hiring engineers who care about building great products and well-structured systems - whether your strengths lie in backend, frontend, or both. You can go deep in your specialty or work across the stack - what matters is your ability to reason about problems, make smart trade-offs, and collaborate well.

You’ll help shape a collaborative engineering culture grounded in technical depth, product thinking, and thoughtful design. We’re building both the system and the team that will take us to the next stage - and you’ll have a real say in how we get there.

**What You'll Do**:

- Design and build robust, maintainable product features - from backend APIs to frontend interactions
- Collaborate closely with product and design to shape and deliver user-facing functionality
- Write code that’s clear, testable, and built with long-term maintainability in mind
- Contribute to architectural discussions and help define technical direction as we scale
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and shared decision-making
- Own your work beyond shipping: you’ll help monitor, improve, and support what you build
- Contribute to the performance, reliability, and security of the system as it grows

**Who We're Looking For**:

- Strong experience building and maintaining production-grade software (we’re open to all levels - what matters is the impact you’ve had)
- A product-engineering mindset: you care about _why_ something is built, not just _how_
- Solid grasp of software design: modular systems, clean abstractions, thoughtful trade-offs
- Familiarity with asynchronous processing, eventual consistency, and how to design for failure
- A strong commitment to testing, quality, and writing code that others can understand and build on
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach - we work in a remote-first, async-friendly environment
- You’ve worked in modern development environments - version control, CI/CD pipelines, Docker-based setups, and cloud platforms like AWS are familiar territory
- You thrive in an iterative environment where fast feedback, continuous learning, and course correction are part of the process - not signs of failure

**Our Hiring Process**:

- ** CV Screening**

We review your experience, technical foundation, and alignment with the role.
- ** Introductory Call with Hiring Manager**

A 45-60 minute conversation to discuss your background, what you're looking for, and how we work.
- ** Coding Exercise**

A take-home or live session designed to assess practical skills — architecture, clean code, testing, and problem-solving.
- ** Technical Interview**

A deep dive into your engineering approach — we’ll explore past projects, technical decisions, and systems thinking.
- ** Culture & Collaboration Interview**

A final conversation to assess team fit, communication style, and alignment with our values and ways of working.
- Note: You may choose to do a pair programming exercise. In that case, steps 3 and 4 will be combined_

**Why you’ll love working here**

We’re a team on a mission to transform education for the better. Joining MES means you’ll be part of something ambitious, fast-moving, and full of purpose. Here’s what you can expect:

- The chance to make a real impact: your work directly shapes the future of education.
- A fast-paced and high-growth environment where ideas move quickly and careers accelerate.
- A collaborative, supportive culture: we’re head quartered in the UK, but we’re a global team with colleagues in 15+ countries, bringing a rich mix of perspectives and energy.

**Our values**:
**PUT INTEGRITY FIRST** - Honesty matters. Tell the truth, and be straight-up. Be transparent and do the right thing. This builds respect and reliability for our students, families and team members.

**KNOW YOUR COORDINATES -** Understand where you are and where you want to get to. Know your strengths and acknowledge your gaps. Think from first principles. Question things, and never pretend to know what you don't.

**RAISE THE BAR** - Own it and get it done. Do better. Iterate quickly and seek feedback. Deliver real value. Be excellent and lift others up. Share learnings and help your teamma