Senior Software Engineer

Hi were Genio.We create beautifully simple learning tools that boost knowledge skills and confidence.

• Were a SaaS scale up and one of the fastest growing tech companies in the North.
• Theres 100 of us around the UK with our HQ in Leeds.
• Our software is award-winning and used by 100000s of students at over 800 universities & colleges worldwide.
• Were growing so we can achieve our mission to support 1 million students to become better learners by 2030.

About the role

As a Senior Engineer your role will involve driving the design and implementation of software solving complex technical challenges mentoring junior engineers and collaborating within and outside of your squad to ensure the development of scalable high quality solutions in alignment with Genios goals and Engineering Principles.

Meet the team:

Technology at Genio is a cross-functional function made of Engineering Product Product Marketing User Experience Customer Experience and Data. This filters down to our product squads where we have at least one team member from each discipline working together to build the best product for our users and customers.

Youll be joining one of four stream-aligned squads; Buyer Admin & Distribute(internally known as BEAR) Buyer HE solution (known internally as Loch HESS) Note-taking (known internally as GOAT) Learning (known internally as Egg).

Youll work closely with the whole Engineering team and you can learn more about the Leadership team here. Youll be managed by one of the Engineering Line Managers; Natasha (owns a dog called Bailey) Bruce (makes the most of our remote policy a man with a large vocabulary) Charlene (owns a sausage dog called Spud) or Mark (Nomad policy champion Genio Pride organiser).

Heading up the line managers is Mala Head of Engineering. If you want to know more about joining Genio you can hear from Mala here.

What youll be doing:

• Software development test and deployment support
• Design develop and maintain robust scalable and efficient software solutions.
• Craft high quality maintainable and testable code.
• Improve code quality by participating in and leading code reviews.
• Ensure testability remains a core consideration throughout the development process leading design of features that facilitate automated testing.
• Technical problem solving & architecture
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to and influence decisions to improve system performance and reliability.
• Advocate for and implement software following Genios engineering principles. Learn about our hack week here.
• Collaboration & leadership
• Work closely with Product Managers UX Designers and engineers to refine requirements to deliver impactful solutions.
• Lead and contribute to technical discussions and decision making within the squad.
• Foster a culture of open and honest communication sharing timely updates on progress issues and blockers with the squad and stakeholders. You can find out more about the recent Engineering away day here.
• Foster a fun safe environment for engineering based upon trust collaboration and respect. Learn more about maximising team value here.
• Mentorship & knowledge sharing
• Support less experienced engineers to foster technical growth through pairing or mentorship.
• Share knowledge and advocate for continuous improvement through tech talks documentation and code reviews.
• Contribute to improving engineering processes and team efficiency.

About you:

• Expertise in object-oriented and/or functional programming
• Highly proficient in HTML5 CSS and JavaScript frameworks (TypeScript and React)
• Proficiency in Kotlin for server-side development.
• Working knowledge of Flutter framework and dart programming language for mobile applications
• Proficiency in SQL (PostgreSQL) and experience with NoSQL
• Strong understanding of best practices in automated testing continuous integration automated deployment and code quality
• Ability to mentor others foster trust and advocate for a positive team culture
• Willingness to learn develop new skills and support other engineers in continuous improvement
• Strong communication skills with passionate views loosely held regularly articulates ideas clearly while remaining open to other perspectives
• Adept at debugging complex issues such as performance issues memory leaks and concurrency problems using a variety of techniques including log analysis code inspection and profiling tools

Not every one of the above is essential but hopefully it gives an idea of what we find useful day to day.

Salary and benefits:

55000- 69000 dependent upon experience

33 days annual leave (Inclusive of bank holidays)

3 gifted days off at Christmas
EMI Share Options Scheme

Generous individual learning and training allowance

Truly flexible hours to suit when you work best

Full home working set up and beautiful collaborative office space

Free Leeds City Centre office parking

Nomad working policy with family travel insurance

Enhanced 26 weeks maternity and 4 weeks paternity (fully paid)

2 volunteering days per year

Health cash plan (from glasses to massages)

6% employer pension contribution

Location:

We have a beautiful office space in Leeds and we love it when we get together to collaborate in person. We typically operate a hybrid way of working however some of our roles support remote working within the UK if you live more than 50 miles from the office.

We will discuss ways of working with you at interview however if you have any questions before you apply please reach out to

What to expect next:

Well review your application and provide a response from Monday 5th January 2026. Even if its not the news youd hoped for we appreciate its good to know either way.

Ahead of your interviews you will receive a confirmation email outlining who youll be meeting and when anything youll need to prepare in advance and any resources we think you might find helpful.

If we invite you to meet with us for interview heres an overview of what the process will look like:

1. Screening interview with someone in our Recruitment team (30 minutes).
2. Technical test via Github; you will have 1 week to complete the test when it suits you best. The test isnt timed.
3. Pairing exercise (1 hour 15 minutes) with two of our Engineers.
4. Final stage interview which includes a 1 hour culture and values interview plus a 30 minute interview around your CV and experience. This will be with our Head of Engineering and other members of the team.

Interested in learning more about a career at Genio

Here are a few further resources:

About Genio

Working at Genio Blog

The Genio Study Tools

Not quite the right role for you however youd love to be a part of Genios journey

Lets connect! Reach out to and well add you to our network to keep you updated with any future opportunities we think you might be interested in.

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