Staff Engineer (Core Product)

2 weeks, 6 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Arbor

Arbor

Arbor is the leading cloud MIS provider in the UK, empowering schools and MATs to collaborate effectively, save time, and enhance pupil achievement through centralized data management and insightful analytics.

IT Services
51-250

Description

  • Own and deliver target architectures, technical strategies, and roadmaps for the core product suite.
  • Partner with Technical Leads to guide feature delivery, tech debt reduction, and architecture improvements.
  • Work with Product Directors to translate product vision into delivery plans aligned to commercial and engineering goals.
  • Lead the shift to an AI-first way of working by architecting new SDLC foundations and promoting productivity improvements.
  • Mentor and coach Technical Leads and Senior Engineers on architectural and engineering excellence.
  • Lead architectural reviews and ensure designs meet quality, reliability, security, and compliance standards.
  • Collaborate with Staff Engineers and Principal Engineers to shape broader technology strategy across domains.
  • Partner with Engineering Management to support team growth, surface dependencies and risks, and report progress against strategic goals.
  • Work across multiple teams and priorities to solve complex problems and critical initiatives.

Requirements

  • Extensive track record of delivering outcomes and leading across large, complex product suites in a scaling, fast-moving environment.
  • Broad understanding of software architecture, system design, and scalable integration patterns across a range of environments.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience supporting the growth of engineers and technical leads in distributed, cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrable ownership mindset with quality, performance, observability, and security as core responsibilities.
  • Deep experience guiding architectural design and de-risking complex initiatives through MVP/0-1 thinking and framework adoption.
  • Understanding of how AI-first engineering will change the SDLC and ways of working, ideally with worked examples.
  • Experience contributing to or leading technical communities of practice such as chapters, guilds, or architecture councils.
  • Practical knowledge of PHP, Node, React, Python, MySQL, AWS, or equivalent technologies.
  • Experience navigating between monolithic and distributed architectures with a pragmatic understanding of the value of each.

Benefits

  • Salary of £100,000 - £120,000.
  • Remote working.
  • 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays, made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 company-wide days over Easter, Summer, and Christmas.
  • Life assurance at 3x annual salary.
  • Comprehensive wellness support through AIG Smart Health, including 24/7 virtual GP access, mental health support, counselling, and health checks.
  • Private dental insurance with Bupa.
  • Enhanced family leave, including 20 weeks full pay maternity and adoption leave and 6 weeks full pay paternity leave.
  • Dedicated professional development budget for CPD courses, upskilling resources, and professional memberships.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Volunteer day each year for a charity of your choice.

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