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Compass Education UK & IE

Mid-Level Full-Stack Developer (.NET / React)

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Full Time

13-03-2025

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Job Specifications

Come shape the future of education with us.

At Compass, our people are united by a common purpose to make the school day more productive, more impactful and more enjoyable. We're a global provider of School Management Information Systems (MIS) and already support over 3,000 schools across Australia, Ireland and the UK.

At Compass, our people are united by a common purpose and are looking for passionate Software Engineers to join us for the ride.

We want thinkers and problem solvers, who celebrate diversity and thrive in a collaborative team environment to join us and help us transform the lives of teachers, students, and parents all over the world. You'll work as part of a fun, hardworking team who takes ownership of their work and loves to celebrate successfully delivering wins for our customers and for Compass.

Requirements

About the Role & Team

As a Software Engineer, you will collaborate with other Engineers, Product Owners, Designers & other stakeholders across the Compass product to build and deploy new functionalities, support existing features and improve site scalability, all while working in a highly collaborative and agile environment.

What you'll do:

Design, develop and maintain secure, scalable software that's used by thousands of students, parents and teachers throughout the world
Inspire quality and best practices by championing software craftsmanship, clean code and pair programming
Build great relationships with your team, be generous with your thoughts and feedback (and open to receiving it!)
Mentor your fellow colleagues and drive the architectural strategy by employing industry best practices and following Compass software engineering guidelines
Collaborate with Product Owners and Designers to understand our customers needs in order to shape products to solve their problems
Contribute to our diverse and inclusive culture and take pride in doing work that makes a real difference for school communities

What you'll bring:

A keen interest in developing a high-quality product while meeting company objectives with other talented developers
A passion for software development and an interest in actively keeping up to date with new tech
Pride and ownership over the software you build
Strong communication and collaboration abilities
Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Tech Stack

You will bring:

2+ years experience in object-oriented programming languages (C#, MS.Net)
2+ years experience in frontend javascript libraries and frameworks (React.js, Node.js and Typescript)
A keen attitude to develop a high-quality product with other talented developers
A passion for software development and an interest in actively keeping up to date with new tech
Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and is comfortable designing and implementing database solutions
Previous exposure working with Java, Spring Framework, RabbitMQ or AWS will be advantageous.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

We come together with our unique strengths to work towards a common purpose - shaping the future of education. When you join our team, you will collaborate with individuals who are passionate, driven, and open to embracing change in a fast-paced environment
A flexible working culture & environment.
Learning & Development opportunities - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role!

It is a really exciting time to join Compass. We are growing fast and need people who want to grow with us.

Compass is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Prior to commencing employment, we will require:

Verification of unrestricted work rights in the UK or Ireland (e.g. citizenship, passport, or birth certificate)

About the Company

In 2009, Compass founders John de la Motte and Lucas Filer, our founders, felt there had to be a better way for schools to use software to manage their day-to-day tasks. So they set to work developing it. Since then we’ve grown to serve over 2,000 schools in Australia, Ireland and England. Our purpose is to "Help Learning Thrive", by providing schools with the tools to manage information and workflows efficiently, allowing staff to free up time and focus on the tasks that matter. Our approach to MIS is very different, in t... Know more