Staff Engineer, Memrise
Contract
Language learning system
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Language learning system
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
Memrise's mission is to turn learning into a recreational activity.
Role
Who you are
- Therefore, we are looking for a strong candidate who is not only a strategic thinker but also someone who thrives in hands-on problem-solving
- Proficiency in Java or preferably Kotlin. We also use Python a lot!
- Strong experience with event-driven architectures and Kafka, with a preference for Kafka Streams
- Expertise in AWS infrastructure, including the ability to write Terraform and deploy scalable, secure, resilient services
- Strong proficiency in containerization (Docker) and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes
- Strong experience with data pipelines and analytics, with the ability to design, implement, and optimise solutions. Knowledge of technologies such as Kafka events, Athena, and similar tools is highly valued
- Proven ability to design and build microservices from scratch, with experience using LLMs and AI-powered tools to accelerate development and reduce manual effort
- Experience in LLMs (Large Language Models) and AI-driven automation to improve development workflows, streamline coding, and optimize infrastructure management
- Passion for leveraging AI-powered tools to optimise CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure management, and improve operational efficiency
- Demonstrated leadership in guiding and mentoring engineering teams, fostering a culture of AI-assisted development and DevOps best practices
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, fostering cross-functional partnerships across product, engineering, and operations teams
- Enjoys sharing knowledge and has a talent for making complex infrastructure look fun and easy
- Must be eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
- A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
What the job involves
- This person will work directly with our DevOps engineer to implement and optimise processes, leveraging AI-driven solutions while actively coaching and mentoring the backend team
- This role is key to ensuring our engineers gain confidence, adopt best practices, and effectively integrate AI-driven solutions into their work
- Be deeply hands-on – collaborating directly with our DevOps engineer to implement best practices, optimise workflows, and actively participate in solving infrastructure challenges
- Lead with clarity – making complex DevOps and backend processes easy to understand
- Communicate effectively – ensuring the team gains confidence in backend and infrastructure development
- Simplify and accelerate workflows – assessing how things can be done more efficiently and using AI to reduce manual effort
- Coach and empower the team – introducing AI-driven tools and methodologies to improve productivity, while mentoring engineers who are still building confidence in these areas
Our take
Memrise's USP is that their content adapts to users’ needs as they progress through their lessons. They were originally a general learning platform but saw the importance of focus, so narrowed down to languages.
They have built the service to work well on desktop and mobile, which is another differentiator that has enabled them to build a loyal customer base. Apple showed off Memrise during a WWDC event, helping create publicity for the product.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2018
$15.5m
SERIES B
Dec 2012
$5.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $21.8m
Company benefits
- Share options, so you can retire on an island
- Generous Learning and Development budget for training, conferences, books and L&D leave
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Flexible working options (time-wise, plus we have standing desks)
- Private health insurance with Vitality, and related perks (50% off a Virgin and Nuffield Health Gym memberships)
- Dental Insurance with Unum
- Quarterly hackathons
- Language classes with in-office and virtual tutors
- Pet friendly office and pet-petting colleagues
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Spitalfields, London, UK
Leadership
Ed Cooke
(Executive Chairman)Studied Psychology at Oxford University. Became a "Grand Master of Memory" and spent 7 years researching and writing about memory techniques.
Ben Whately
(CPO)Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Experimental Psychology and after starting their own company has been working on bringing language learning to millions with Memrise.
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