Senior Staff Software Engineer, LearnUpon
Business learning platform
Job no longer available
Business learning platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To revolutionise corporate learning.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in software design and development in an object-oriented programming language such as Java, C/C++
- Hands-on experience writing and shipping high-quality, large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures
- Able to effectively communicate technical ideas to and collaborate with both technical and non-technical peers
- Experience debugging in a data-heavy environment (e.g. Hadoop, Spark)
- Experience with stream processing at scale (e.g. Beam/Flink/Storm) or GCP and related tools
- Working experience with cloud-based services such as AWS, Google cloud, or Azure
- Strong Design, coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills
- Outstanding communication skills and collaboration capabilities
Desirable
- Experience leading a large organization
- Experience working with and leading teams in multiple locations
- Experience with Ruby on Rails
What the job involves
- Drive impact and innovation while building and shipping software at scale
- Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to up-level the engineering organization
- Identify problems and opportunities and lead teams to architect, design, implement and operationalize systems
- Actively improve the level of craftsmanship by developing best practices and coaching
- Work closely with and influence product and/or technology partners regularly to help define roadmap
- Resolve conflicts between teams within the organization to get alignment and build team culture
- Review others’ work and share knowledge
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Creating internal training to be engaging and productive can prove to be a daunting task for many businesses. However, LearnUpon offers a solution by helping clients to create, manage, and track high-quality team training programs.
LearnUpon's solutions enable companies to boost employee engagement while delivering training at scale. As a result, the platform has gained popularity among enterprises and large-scale businesses seeking to enhance their training programs. Notably, LearnUpon has garnered esteemed customers such as TripAdvisor, Logitech, and Booking.com, further solidifying its reputation as a trusted partner in enabling organisations to drive impactful learning experiences.
Distinguishing itself from other SaaS learning platforms has been a significant challenge for LearnUpon. However, the company has responded proactively by making substantial investments in media and marketing efforts. By doing so, LearnUpon aims to strengthen its brand presence and highlight its values in the market.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2020
$51.5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jan 2016
$0.6m
SEED
Total funding: $52.7m
Company benefits
- Work in a fun and supportive environment with regular team events
- Excellent career progression – take LearnUpon where you think it can go
- Structured learning environment
- Employer Contributed Pension
- Private health insurance
- 25 days annual leave + 1 annual company wellness day off
- Flexible Working Arrangements
Company values
- We put our customers at the heart of everything we do
- We strive for the best solution, not the easy one
- We go the extra mile to deliver work we’re proud of
- We work as a friendly, supportive team who like to have fun
Company HQ
Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland
Articles
Founders
Brendan Noud
(CEO)Previously worked as a Senior Consultant at BearingPoint, and was a Project Manager at WBT Systems.
Des V. Anderson
(CTO)Previously worked as a Senior Implementation Consultant & Web Developer at WBT Systems.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 7 more jobs at LearnUpon