Software Engineer - Remote (UK), Hybrid or Office Based

Job Description

We are Multiverse, a tech scaleup with a social mission. We’re creating a diverse group of future leaders by building an outstanding alternative to university and corporate training, through the power of professional apprenticeships.

We’re one of the fastest-growing businesses in Europe and rapidly expanding in North America, working with over 500 clients including Facebook, KPMG, Morgan Stanley and the NHS. In June 2022, we broke the EdTech funding record (again!) by announcing our $220m Series D, making Multiverse the UK’s first ever EdTech unicorn.

Join us on our journey to democratising access to the best careers and learning opportunities.

The Opportunity

It’s an incredible time to join the Engineering team at Multiverse as we build an outstanding alternative to university. You have a real opportunity to shape the team - and the entire company - at a critical stage in our growth.

If you’re looking to solve complex and compelling engineering challenges in a collaborative environment and are motivated by having a significant, genuinely positive impact on people’s lives, then we would love to talk with you.

Our goal is to provide you with encouragement and autonomy to do the best work of your career. We want to create a caring, understanding environment where everyone can thrive.

You will enjoy being a Software Engineer at Multiverse if

• You want to do work that makes a difference

• You want your opinion to matter

• You want opportunities to learn and grow

You’ll solve real problems including

• How can we build a world-class admissions process that searches for intent and potential?

• How can we improve the quality of our education while growing it internationally, at scale?

• How can we make apprenticeships the preferred way of learning around the world?

We work according to four principles

• We want a happy team - one where everyone feels like they are doing their best work

• We want to ship ideas quickly and measure the impact of our work - because time changes problems

• We aim for no surprises. We own the pivot and constantly optimise for increased business value

• We prioritise code quality and take pride in our craft - and the impact it has on our users

We share our learnings with the team in weekly informal training sessions, and with the wider community on our blog. We enjoy “10% time” where we’re free to play with new technologies, contribute to open source or simply experiment to see what we can build. We practise collaboration and prototype new ideas in Hackathons. We have a generous per-person training budget to spend however you wish.

We choose the right technologies and platforms for the use case - our stack includes Elixir, Phoenix, Postgres, LiveView, Elm, Docker, Terraform & AWS. But this doesn’t mean you need prior experience in any of these technologies. Applied, on-the-job learning is central to our mission, and our on-boarding process is designed to support the many team members who join us without experience in our stack.

About you

• You’re an experienced Fullstack Engineer and have a solid understanding of software development principles and practices

• You care about building reliable, accessible and well-tested systems for the web

• You have an appreciation for simple, maintainable design

• You take a collaborative approach to problem solving

• You thrive in a culture of knowledge-sharing and peer review

• You enjoy mentoring and supporting the development of your colleagues - and you’re excited about working with our Software Engineering apprentices

Benefits

• Time off - 27 days holiday, plus 7 additional days off: 1 life event day, 2 volunteer days and 4 company-wide wellbeing days

• Health & wellbeing - private medical Insurance with Bupa, a medical cashback scheme, life insurance, and access to Spill - all in one mental health support

• Hybrid & remote working - weekly or monthly visits to the London office

• You have the opportunity to share in the business’ success (depending on your level)

• Team fun - weekly socials and regular offsite events

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. This will never change. You can read more about our commitment DEI here.

Safeguarding

All posts in Multiverse involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.