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A Software Engineer in UNiDAYS is a hands-on software development role focused on building innovative solutions to delight our members and drive product success in a fast-paced company.

It’s more than just lines of code; we are looking for a commercially-minded Full Stack Engineer who can bridge the gap between user needs and business goals. You will have the ability to build resilient, cost-effective solutions and navigate evolving market demands.

You will be working in our B2B team alongside our product, delivery, and engineering teams, defining, refining, building, and measuring the impact of the solutions you implement. Our B2B products are key to everything we do, enabling our users (students and graduates) to access a wide range of learning, earning, and retail experiences with some of the top brands on the planet.

You will play a key part in the continuing transition of our identity product to a modern web stack, powered by our new distributed, event-driven, cloud-based architecture.

Job Requirements:

In order to be your best self in this role, you will be/have:

• A working knowledge of TypeScript
• Experience with modern React
• An understanding of modern web frameworks, including Next.js
• An understanding of unit testing (ideally jest) and e2e testing (e.g. Cypress/Playwright)
• Knowledge on web best practices for performance, accessibility, core web vitals and SEO
• A passion for engineering craft - you practise writing maintainable code, reviewing code, pair programming at times, and writing tests
• A desire to build systems that are stable, scalable, secure, observable, and performant
• You seek to understand how your work aligns with business goals and maximise the impact
• An understanding of agile methodologies such as scrum, kanban etc. and the adaptability to respond to the needs of the business
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Job Responsibilties:

• Contributing to the team's goal of delivering our next generation marketplace product
• Deliver impactful features with a pragmatic approach
• Proactively contributing to the betterment of other engineers in the company by providing constructive, candid feedback
• Work closely with engineering leaders to build modern and scalable technical solutions
• Work closely with product managers and product owners in creating relevant and performant features for our users
• Assist in the communication of solutions/risks of technical problems to non technical stakeholders.
• Support with ensuring high availability of our critical systems and being proactively involved in monitoring and incidents

Benefits:

This is your opportunity to Join the world’s largest student verification network and help shape the future of how brands connect with the next generation. We engage a community of 23M+ verified students and graduates across 115 markets, making us a truly global platform. Our brand is a powerhouse in the UK, and we’re rapidly accelerating our presence worldwide—especially in the US, Germany, India, France, Canada, and Australia.

We partner with 850+ of the world’s biggest brands, bringing their products and services to the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s professionals—driving engagement, building affinity, and delivering real results.

We offer a fast-paced, fun, and social working environment where you can truly make an impact. We believe work should enhance and complement your life, which is why we provide a flexible hybrid working model. While there are expectations to attend the London campus periodically, you and your manager will determine the most appropriate balance together, ensuring both your needs and the needs of the business are met.

We work hard at UNiDAYS, and we believe in fair compensation for that hard work. That’s why we’re proud to offer all employees full access to our comprehensive benefits package.

Our perks include:

• 25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service, plus flexible bank holidays
• Competitive salaries
• 4pm finishes every Friday
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private health insurance (BUPA)
• Dental Insurance (BUPA)
• Income protection policy
• Life assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Regular team building activities
• £150 pounds towards your home office set up

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC1Y 1AA