Software Engineer
Added 8 Oct · still live
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Salary
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£54,700
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Anyone can use the standard rate, and the pay is below it. If you are a new entrant or a PhD holder, you can use a lower rate, and the pay clears the new entrant rate. On the jobs board, Standard hides roles like this and the new entrant rate shows them as Possible at most.
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 Clears | £43,700 Clears | £49,200 Clears | £54,700 Misses |
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About the role
Job Description
Salary: £41,691 - £52,114, negotiable depending on experience
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Cardiff, UK
Hybrid working: 2 days in office
About The IB
The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,000 schools across 160 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it's an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.
About The Job
This Software Engineer role sits within the Educator Experience domain, helping ensure IB educators can teach programmes efficiently, feel supported throughout their journey, and continually upskill through high-quality professional learning products and resources. Embedded in a cross-functional product squad, the role develops and improves innovative software solutions, applies consistent engineering practices, and supports reliable delivery across the IB's educator-facing digital ecosystem.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager and working alongside product management, UX, data and engineering colleagues, you will contribute to stable, scalable platforms and the continued modernisation of educator-facing systems. Your work will help strengthen in-house engineering capability, reduce technical risk, and improve the digital experience for educators and schools worldwide.
Responsibilities
Salary: £41,691 - £52,114, negotiable depending on experience
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Cardiff, UK
Hybrid working: 2 days in office
About The IB
The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,000 schools across 160 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it's an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.
About The Job
This Software Engineer role sits within the Educator Experience domain, helping ensure IB educators can teach programmes efficiently, feel supported throughout their journey, and continually upskill through high-quality professional learning products and resources. Embedded in a cross-functional product squad, the role develops and improves innovative software solutions, applies consistent engineering practices, and supports reliable delivery across the IB's educator-facing digital ecosystem.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager and working alongside product management, UX, data and engineering colleagues, you will contribute to stable, scalable platforms and the continued modernisation of educator-facing systems. Your work will help strengthen in-house engineering capability, reduce technical risk, and improve the digital experience for educators and schools worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Contribute technical delivery across educator-facing systems, improving performance, resilience and the educator experience.
- Provide day-to-day technical guidance to product and test engineers, supporting consistent standards and high-quality delivery.
- Contribute technical expertise across educator content and professional learning applications, considering user journeys, system behaviour and data.
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- Experience as a software developer delivering and operating large-scale digital platforms in a complex organisational environment.
- Strong full-stack development experience using modern web technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Node.js.
- Practical knowledge of cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, secure development, automated testing and reliability engineering.
- Experience integrating headless content management systems, frontend frameworks and third-party APIs.
- Experience delivering Agile or Scrum-based projects and collaborating within cross-functional product teams.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex issues and explain technical trade-offs and risks.
- Experience contributing to platform modernisation , legacy uplift, architectural simplification or technical debt reduction.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Working understanding of security, data protection and compliance requirements, including GDPR, for digital platforms.
- Flexible benefits allowance equivalent to 1.5% of Annual Salary to spend on benefits or as addition to salary
- 10% employer pension contribution with a 3% employee contribution
- Enhanced family friendly benefits
- 25 Days Annual Leave plus public holidays. The opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of leave each year
- Life assurance 4x annual salary
- Flexible working hours (core hours are 10am-12pm and 2pm-3pm), 37.5 hours per week
- Paid volunteering leave
- Excellent continuous professional development
We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. As a global employer, we adhere to all relevant employment legislation in the countries in which we operate, and we're happy to provide any reasonable support or adjustments as needed to ensure applicants can fully participate in our recruitment process.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sampleSOC 2134
- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. International Baccalaureate holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.