Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Senior Software Engineer role in the education space, UK remote. Bright Purple is working with a growing company to expand their small but mighty software team. If you like working in a small, visible-impact environment, read on.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Bright Purple. Salary is budgeted up to £70,000 depending on experience.

What You’ll Do

Take full ownership of our platform, turning ideas and customer feedback into polished, user-facing solutions. Oversee deployments, infrastructure, and performance, while collaborating across the business to deliver value to administrators, learners, and content creators.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering, maintain a stable and performant codebase.
• Translate product and UX ideas into tested, elegant solutions.
• Ensure operational stability and continuous improvement.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with Ruby on Rails.
• Full-stack development experience, ideally for a SaaS company.
• Familiarity with Hotwire (Turbo/Stimulus) and server-rendered architecture.

Additional information

This role is fully remote, but candidates must be living in the UK with full right to work as there is no sponsorship available for this role.

Apply today for immediate consideration.

Bright Purple are an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.