Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust
Senior Full-Stack Developer – Ruby on Rails & React
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Job Opportunity
0.6 FTE · Three days per week · Remote-first
You will have the opportunity to shape two live digital products and play a meaningful part in where they go next.
About the Role
Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust is a group of sixth-form colleges based in the Midlands. Within the Trust, we are developing two products designed to improve leadership development and student feedback in education and potentially beyond.
ARC is a leadership 360 and development platform that helps turn feedback into practical behavioural change.
Swaya is a student feedback and self-assessment app available on iOS and Android.
Both products are live, have paying customers and have reached the stage where the right developer can help take them to the next level.
You will get the ownership and creative freedom associated with early-stage product development, combined with the stability, benefits and backing of an established public-sector organisation.
What You Will Be Doing
You will take technical ownership of ARC and Swaya, working closely with the product leads to shape their development, quality and future roadmap.
Your work will include:
- Developing and improving an existing Ruby on Rails and React codebase
- Translating product ideas and user feedback into practical solutions
- Identifying and resolving technical, product and UX issues
- Managing updates and releases for the iOS and Android applications
- Improving platform quality, performance, security and maintainability
- Contributing to technical decisions and the longer-term product roadmap
- Delivering improvements that make a noticeable difference to real users
- Helping establish effective development practices as the products grow
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What We Are Looking For
You will ideally have:
- Strong production experience with Ruby on Rails
- React frontend development experience
- A genuine interest in creating high-quality user interfaces and experiences
- Experience with mobile applications on iOS and Android, using React Native, Flutter or native technologies
- The ability to think about the product and user need, rather than working only from individual tickets
- Confidence working independently and taking ownership
- Comfort operating in an evolving environment where not every answer is known from the outset
- An honest, curious approach and the ability to learn quickly
You do not need to know everything. We are looking for someone with strong foundations, sound judgement and the motivation to help shape products with real purpose.
What We Offer
- A permanent role starting at 0.6 FTE — three days per week
- A clear potential route towards full-time work as the products grow
- Flexible, remote-first working
- Occasional in-person collaboration days in the Midlands
- Public-sector pension and holiday entitlement
- A continuing professional development budget
- Genuine encouragement to develop your skills
- Significant ownership of two live and growing products
- The opportunity to influence both technical and product direction
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Salary
£25,200–£30,000 for three days per week, equivalent to a full-time salary of £42,000–£50,000.
Location and Eligibility
The role is remote-first, with occasional in-person days in the Midlands. Applicants must be based in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
How to Apply
Rather than submitting a standard covering letter, applicants should complete our short application form. It asks focused questions about your experience, current working situation and approach to mobile development.
Please submit the completed application form to: Hannah.reeves@bilborough.ac.uk
Applications will be open until we find the right candidate for the role.
Equal Opportunities
Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.
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