Ascentis
Software Developer
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Software Developer
Starting Salary: £36,849 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Working pattern: 35 hours per week. Monday-Thursday in our Head Office in Lancaster, work from home on Fridays
About the role
We are looking for a talented Full Stack Software Developer to join our established but small team. You will play a key role in the development of a range of EdTech products. As a full stack developer, you will have concrete knowledge and industry experience of modern web technologies including Angular, TypeScript, Node, MySQL, REST API’s, Docker, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
You will work closely with product managers, designers, and other developers in an Agile environment to support the delivery of intuitive, scalable, and secure solutions for our customers.
What you will be doing
- Designing and developing new features across our web applications.
- Building responsive, user-friendly interfaces using Angular and TypeScript.
- Developing scalable backend services.
- Designing and optimising MySQL databases.
- Writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
- Participating in code reviews and technical discussions.
- Collaborating with R&D, UX, CS, and Sales teams to deliver high-quality software.
The full job description can be seen by clicking here.
If you are interested in building software using modern technologies whilst working in a small team where your contribution will have a real impact on learners across the UK and overseas, then we would like to hear from you.
The full list of the key attributes required can be found in the job description.
Further information
Closing date: 7 August 2026
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sean Hanratty, Head of Software Development at sean.hanratty@ascentis.co.uk.
We reserve the right to close the job vacancy early if we find an appointable candidate or receive a high volume of applicants.
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About us
We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading educational charity groups, encompassing an awarding organisation, a provider of dyslexia intervention software. Our enthusiastic people bring genuine passion and natural energy to everything that they do and through their infectious energy they transform the lives of thousands of people each year through the power of education. It has never been a more exciting time to join Ascentis as we continue our journey of growth across the UK and overseas.
We are market-leading in the education sector and the specialist areas we operate within, maintaining the #1 provision for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) in the UK as well as being a leading Access Validating Agency. We are based in Lancaster but we have a national reach, with a significant customer base in London. We have recently secured two major achievements, winning the Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year at the 2024 Federation of Awarding Bodies awards.
In addition to working with Colleges, Training Providers, and Local Education Authorities, Ascentis also operates within the Primary and Secondary school sector in the UK and International schools, using our specialist IDL software that provides multi-sensory programmes in literacy, numeracy, and phonics. Today the software is used by thousands of children across the world.
Ascentis is made up of brilliant people, unique in terms of background, personality, characteristics, experience, and skill. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table and believe this diversity is powerful. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service, and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (up to a maximum of 43 days)
- Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme
- Access to Informal Flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable
- Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Neonatal, Paternity, Shared Parental, Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Paid Compassionate Leave
- Access to state-of-the-art office and break facilities, such as bean-to-cup coffee machine, vending machine, pool table, Xbox, outdoor seating, dressing room (with access to hair dryers, straighteners, airers, shower facilities), Harry Potter reading room, employee library, and more
- Free parking, locked bike storage shed
- Access to car electric charging points (charges payable by employee)
- Tailored learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Home and Tech Scheme
- Discounted gym membership at 3-1-5 Health Club
- 24-hour employee helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing
- Aviva DigiCare+ health app with access to virtual GP appointments, annual health check, and more
- Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building and communication activities
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