We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Technical Lead to join our Engineering team and help us guide the team towards technical excellence, ensuring the successful delivery of projects, and contributing to the overall strategic vision of the technology landscape. The remit and focus of the role is to take ownership of software architecture decisions and provide leadership in mentoring and technical development. This position extends beyond individual contributions, encompassing wider team responsibilities, collaboration with other Tech Leads, and coordination with wider team disciplines like QA, DevOps and Front End.
It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you’re highly technical and an effective communicator, this is the role for you.
- Collaborate closely with other Tech Leads within the technology group, fostering a cohesive and high-performing engineering organization.
- Take a leadership role in solutionizing complex feature requests, ensuring alignment with the team's architectural decisions and contributing to wider team responsibilities.
- Drive the creation of detailed and strategic documentation for new feature developments, emphasizing architectural considerations and alignment with the overall technology strategy.
- Lead and actively participate in advanced testing practices, ensuring that the team maintains a high standard of test coverage and reliability.
- Produce well-architected, efficient, and scalable code, serving as a role model for engineering best practices.
RequirementsKnowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Minimum 8 years experience in software development.
- Expertise in PHP, Zend Framework/Symfony, Twig, MySQL,AWS.
- Extensive and demonstrated experience with Object-Oriented languages and software development.
- Advanced understanding and application of software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc.
- Expertise in relational database technologies, data architecture, and data management.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing APIs and services within a service-oriented environment.
- Leadership experience, showcasing the ability to guide teams, make architectural decisions, and drive technical excellence.
- A team player, willing to muck in and help others when needed, a driven personality who asks questions and actively participates in discussions.
- Good written and spoken English for effective communication and presentation.
- Familiarity with Scrum methodology or other agile development processes.
- Experience with cloud computing.
- Work Mode: Hybrid - Weekly thrice WFO
Benefits
What we offer
The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work every day.
We also offer:
- Flexible work environment (3 days work from office)
- Group Term Life Insurance paid out at 3x Annual CTC (Arbor India)
- 32 days holiday (plus Arbor Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra companywide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas
- Work time: 9.30 am to 6 pm (8.5 hours only)
- Compensation - 100% fixed salary disbursement and no variable component.
Skills Required
- Minimum 8 years of software development experience
- Expertise in PHP
- Experience with Zend Framework or Symfony
- Experience with Twig
- Experience with MySQL and relational database technologies
- Experience with AWS and cloud computing
- Extensive experience with object-oriented programming languages and software development
- Advanced understanding of software engineering principles, including SOLID and DRY
- Experience designing and implementing APIs and services in a service-oriented environment
- Leadership experience guiding teams and making architectural decisions
- Good written and spoken English
- Familiarity with Scrum or other agile development processes
- Willingness to work hybrid, three days per week from the office
What We Do
At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. You’ve probably seen the headlines. Heavy workloads, constant change, admin pressure on teachers and staff at every level… sometimes it feels like this is just part and parcel of school life today. But it doesn’t have to be this way. At Arbor, we passionately believe that there’s a better way to work. And it starts by giving everyone the right tools and technology for the job. Arbor is the fastest-growing MIS today. Over 3,800 schools and MATs use our tools to work more collaboratively, free staff from busywork and drive their schools forward. We know any technology is an investment, in both time and cost, so everything we do is designed with schools to make a real difference. Each year, we measure our impact on the metrics that matter most - like saving staff time and getting greater insight into your data - to hold ourselves accountable. We’re building a platform and products we believe in - as well as strong, diverse team of experienced specialists, ex-teachers and Edtech engineers passionate about making a difference to the sector. Ultimately, we’re here to help make our schools and trusts stress a little less, and focus on what matters most - improving the lives of teachers and outcomes of students everywhere.
