Web Development Engineer I (UK)
Discovery Education UK is seeking a Web Development Engineer I to support their web platforms and services for educational games and experiences. This entry-level role focuses on back-end development, with opportunities for collaboration and growth in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Build, integrate, and maintain server-side applications, RESTful APIs, and microservices that support our products
- Work with databases to store and manage learner data, game state, progress tracking, and analytics
- Develop integrations with third-party education platforms and services
- Write clean, well-tested code, with appropriate unit and integration tests
- Support server configuration, deployment pipelines, and monitoring
- Maintain and improve existing back-end systems by fixing bugs and optimising performance
- Contribute to front-end tasks as needed, such as building internal tools, dashboards, or admin interfaces
- Update and fix web portals and landing pages
- Collaborate with the UI/UX designer and front-end specialists to implement browser-based features
- Support integrating game builds into web pages, including loading screens and session management
- Participate in code reviews, stand-ups, and team planning sessions
- Learn from senior engineers and contribute ideas to improve our technical practices
- Document your work clearly so others can build on it
- Stay curious about new technologies and approaches relevant to web development and EdTech
Skills
- Foundation in back-end web development using at least one server-side language (e.g. Python, Node.js, C#, Java, or similar)
- Basic understanding of databases, both relational (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB)
- Familiarity with RESTful API design and development
- Some exposure to front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and willingness to work across the stack
- Degree, bootcamp qualification, or equivalent practical experience in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
- Legal right to work in the United Kingdom
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or similar
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with containerisation tools such as Docker
Benefits
- Annual Bonus
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