Software Engineer, LearnUpon
Tooling, Platform Engineering
+ Employee Stock Option Plan
Business learning platform
Job no longer available
Business learning platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Employee Stock Option Plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To revolutionise corporate learning.
Role
Who you are
- While our codebase is dominantly Ruby on Rails and Go for microservices, we welcome anyone with substantial development experience to be a part of our journey
- 3+ years of experience in software design and development in programming language such as Ruby, Python, C#, Java
- Hands-on experience writing and shipping high-quality, distributed systems and client-server architectures
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases and query performance
- Experience building applications using Rails, Django or equivalent frameworks
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks e.g. Stimulus, Angular, React
- Able to effectively communicate technical ideas to and collaborate with both technical and non-technical peers
- Holistic approach in engineering problem solving keeping a high bar for software quality
- A passion for craftsmanship
- Owning the delivery throughout all phases of SDLC
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Experience collaborating with team members across time zones/locations to deliver solutions seamlessly
- A track record of being a team player who works as well with non-technical stakeholders as your fellow developers
Desirable
- Experience with asynchronous job frameworks such Sidekiq
- Experience with streaming data processing platforms like Apache Kafka
- Previous experience working in a SaaS environment
- Exposure to Amazon Web Services
- Experience working in a CICD environment with a strong focus on quality
- Previous experience of eLearning technologies
- Previous experience with containerisation and orchestration tooling such as docker and kubernetes
What the job involves
- LearnUpon is looking for a Software Engineer to join our team in Ireland
- As a Software Engineer in our tools team within Platform Engineering, you will be responsible for the delivery of features, services and enhancements of LearnUpon’s internal tooling in a full CICD environment
- You’ll be participating in the design of scalable, best-in-class tooling, and you’ll strengthen the great company culture that we have in LearnUpon
- Design and implement solutions that empower our engineering teams to deliver features efficiently and seamlessly
- Develop business-critical tools enabling cross-organizational teams to provide enterprise-level support to our customers
- Drive innovation by designing, building, and deploying scalable software solutions that create significant impact
- Elevate the level of craftsmanship in our codebase and system designs, setting new standards for quality
- Foster close collaboration with Platform, DevOps, and Automation teams, while partnering with Product Engineering and Business teams to deliver tailored tooling solutions
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and skill enhancement across architecture, tooling, and emerging technologies
Application process
- Qualified applicants will be invited to schedule a 30-minute call
- Successful candidates will then be invited to a series of practical interviews
- Finally, candidates will have a short interview with our CEO/CTO
- Successful candidates will be contacted with an offer to join our team
Our take
Creating internal training that is engaging and productive is a daunting task for many businesses. To help with this, LearnUpon supplies a platform to create, manage and track team training programs - that works for enterprises and large-scale businesses.
With LearnUpon, businesses can boost employee engagement while delivering training at scale. Its approach has been well-received, with the company serving the likes of TripAdvisor, Logitech and Booking.com, and it has earned a reputation as a trusted partner in employee training.
In order to strengthen its brand presence and highlight its unique value in the market, LearnUpon has invested heavily in media and marketing efforts. After a period of impressive growth, it has now acquired AI course creator Courseau, enabling it to launch new tools that can convert organisational knowledge into structured employee learning.
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2020
$54.7m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jan 2016
$0.7m
SEED
Total funding: $56m
Company benefits
- Work in a fun and supportive environment with regular team events
- Excellent career progression – take LearnUpon where you think it can go
- Structured learning environment
- Employer Contributed Pension
- Private health insurance
- 25 days annual leave + 1 annual company wellness day off
- Flexible Working Arrangements
Company HQ
Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland
Leadership
Brendan Noud
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Senior Consultant at BearingPoint, and was a Project Manager at WBT Systems.
Des V. Anderson
(CTO & Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Senior Implementation Consultant & Web Developer at WBT Systems.
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