Frontend 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**:Frontend 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 frontend engineers who care deeply about building great products and thoughtful user experiences. Whether you're focused on UI performance, design systems, or frontend architecture, what matters is your ability to reason about problems, make smart trade-offs, and collaborate well across disciplines.

You’ll help shape a collaborative engineering culture grounded in technical depth, product thinking, and a high bar for design quality. 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 Be Doing**:

- Design and implement polished, performant user interfaces in React
- Work closely with design and product to shape intuitive, accessible user experiences
- Build reusable components, design systems, and frontend architecture that scale
- Write clear, testable, and maintainable code — with long-term quality in mind
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and shared technical decision-making
- Own your work beyond the PR: help monitor, improve, and support the features you build
- Contribute to frontend performance, reliability, and security as our system grows

**Who We're Looking For**:

- A product mindset: you care about usability, UX details, and how things feel in the hands of users
- Solid grasp of software design: modular components, clean abstractions, thoughtful trade-offs
- Comfort working with TypeScript, component libraries, state management patterns, and RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with frontend testing practices (unit, integration, end-to-end)
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach — we work in a remote-first, async-friendly environment
- Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker-based dev environments
- A bias toward shipping value, gathering feedback, and improving continuously

**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 teammates improve.

**LOVE TO BE WRONG** - Push boundaries. Be outside your comfort zone. Naturally you'll get some things wrong and that's okay. Embrace feedback. Learn from it and get closer to excellence.

**WIN TOGETHER** - To achieve our mission, we have to work together. We all have a role to play, so help eac