The Role
The role involves guiding a Scrum team in developing Finance software with a focus on scalable services, code ownership, and mentoring. You'll design solutions, ensure code test coverage, and apply Agile methodologies to enhance product delivery.
Summary Generated by Built In
ParentPay Group is Europe’s leading software product company and the UK’s largest education technology business. We are on a mission to bring next-generation innovation to positively impact on the lives of millions of parents, teachers, and students every day in over 49 countries.
Our market leading products use cutting edge cloud-based technology to streamline school processes, including secure web and mobile apps that enable secure online payments for school items such as meals, trips, clubs and uniform, improve parental engagement, simplify meal management and - through our product SIMS - collect and manage a database of student information and core school operations.
ParentPay Group’s new offices in Pune are a fantastic tech hub for those looking to boost their careers in software product development.
Our bright team FastTrack their career with international exposure and ways of working based on agile development best practices from globally renowned technology consultancies.
Key Responsibilities
· Provide technical guidance to a Scrum team developing our Finance software products using agile methodologies
· Design and build highly available, secure, and scalable services
· Collaborate with other tech leads and architects to design world-class software solutions
· Be an SME for various technical domains
· Take ownership of the code base you work on
· Mentoring team members to help build the best teams
· Acquire a comprehensive domain knowledge of our products and business
· Ensure code test coverage
· You will be involved in projects from their inception through to delivery. Working with Agile tools, techniques, and best practices like the Three Amigos to improve our products, focussing on delivering high business value features first.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
· Development – Strong PowerBI, .Net development, C#, SQL, Web Development, Angular, Understanding Requirements, Performance Optimisation, Design Patterns, .Net, SDLC, Software Testing, CI/CD, Coaching, DocumentatioN.
Communication - Effective communicator at all levels from team members to stakeholders and senior management. Able to give clear and concise instruction and ensure everyone is kept well-informed
System Testing - Ensure code coverage from unit testing to automated E2E QA tests
Communication - Effective communicator at all levels from team members to stakeholders and senior management. Able to give clear and concise instruction and ensure everyone is kept well-informed
System Testing - Ensure code coverage from unit testing to automated E2E QA tests
Troubleshooting - Ability to quickly understand problems and how to resolve them
Experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience building web applications and systems using the Microsoft .Net platform
- Including Angular web apps, Rest API, Services and SQL databases
- Frontend: PowerBI, ASP.NET Core MVC, Bootstrap, jQuery
- Backend: .NET 8 LTS, RESTful APIs
- Database: SQL Server, Entity Framework Core
- SDLC - Requirements Gathering, Software Design, Development and QA Testing, CI/CD pipelines
- Agile development environment using Scrum
- Proven ability to develop and deliver high quality software
- Experience of a high-throughput, high-availability, software systems with a large user base
About
At ParentPay Group, we believe that when schools run well, students thrive. That’s why we’ve spent decades building the operating system that supports well‑run schools – a seamless layer of tools, insights, and support that makes school life simpler for teachers, leaders, caterers, parents, and students alike.From cashless payments and parent engagement to catering management, library systems, and MIS platforms, we connect the everyday parts of education through simple, secure, and connected tools. What began as a way to make school payments easier has grown into Europe’s leading EdTech group – trusted by over 20,000 schools and 9 million users across the UK and Europe.Every day, our platforms process millions of payments, messages, and data points, quietly working in the background so schools can shine out front. Together, we’re helping schools save time, cut costs, and create more time for learning.ParentPay Group is more than a collection of brands. We are a group of people dedicated to supporting well‑run schools and giving time back to teachers, parents, caterers, admin staff – and most importantly, to students.
Skills Required
- 5 years experience in software development
- Strong expertise in PowerBI and .NET development
- Hands-on experience with Angular web applications and SQL
- Proficiency in SDLC and Agile methodologies
- Ability to mentor and coach team members
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The Company
What We Do
ParentPay Group is a leading European EdTech company that provides an integrated ecosystem of technologies for educational institutions. Their services include data management, cashless payments, parent engagement, meal management, and library systems. Their mission is to streamline administrative tasks for schools, allowing educators to save time and focus on teaching and supporting students, ultimately aiming to create more time for learning.
