Full Stack Developer First UK

A developer role within Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust, working on two educational products, ARC and Swaya, with a focus on product development, quality, and UX.

Location: Remote with UK Midlands in-person days

Salary: £25,200–£30,000 (3 days per week, pro-rata from £42,000–£50,000 FTE)

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of ARC and Swaya — their development, their quality, their roadmap.
• Working directly with the founders on product direction.
• Inheriting a solid Rails and React codebase and making it better.
• Managing iOS and Android app updates.
• Solving real UX problems.
• Shipping things that real users notice.

Requirements

• Strong Ruby on Rails experience — production, not just tutorials.
• React frontend skills and genuine care for UI/UX quality.
• Mobile app experience: iOS and Android (React Native, Flutter, or native).
• Someone who thinks in products, not just tickets.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, honest about what they do not know, and quick to learn.
• UK-based, with the right to work without sponsorship.

Benefits

• 0.6 FTE to start, with a clear path to full-time as the products grow.
• Flexible, remote-first working with occasional in-person days in the Midlands.
• Public sector pension and holiday entitlement.
• CPD budget and genuine encouragement to develop your skills.
• A front-row seat on two products that are going somewhere — and a role in deciding where.