Job Description

Wherever you find ambitious companies investing in their people, you'll find Learning Pool

Learning Pool creates learning experiences that deliver extraordinary employee performance outcomes for companies and their people. Global organizations choose Learning Pool for its comprehensive, data-driven digital learning solutions. Learning Pool's passion for impact, innovation, and people is why they stay. As a leader in e-learning innovation, we empower over 1,200 organizations globally and millions of learners through our engaging courses, advanced platforms, insightful analytics, and tailored content solutions.



Our dedication to excellence is demonstrated by accolades such as Platinum Investors in People and triple Gold at the 2024 Learning Technologies Awards. We are also recognized as a Great Place to Work in the UK and North America 2024, and proudly hold B Corp certification, reflecting our commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Be it for onboarding, upskilling, compliance, or the whole business, Learning Pool develops an effective and agile workforce through learning. Wherever you find ambitious companies investing in their people, you'll find Learning Pool.



So if you've got what we're looking for and the desire to join a team that values creativity and empowerment, then get in touch.

Wherever you find ambitious companies investing in their people, you'll find Learning Pool

Learning Pool is among the fastest growing e-learning companies in the world, servicing more than 2,000 customers and 24 million learners globally. Our expert team creates the content and technology solutions that engage and empower modern leaders, using pioneering technology and creative content that we build, deliver and maintain. We're passionate about customer success and our customers trust us to deliver long lasting value, a great return on investment and excellent customer service.



Learning Pool welcomes passionate people from all kinds of backgrounds. We are a diverse team working in offices, and remotely, across Europe and North America. We take great pride in our shared work and are committed to building great software in a sustainable way.



So if you've got what we're looking for and the desire to join a team that values creativity and empowerment, then get in touch. This role offers an excellent opportunity to get involved in and become part of the world of online learning.

About the Role

We're looking for a highly motivated Associate Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone early in their career who's eager to build robust software and work on modern continuous integration workflows that support scalable, high-quality development.



In this role, you'll be contributing to both the development of our applications and the automation of our build, test, and deployment pipelines. You'll work alongside developers, QA engineers, and cloud infrastructure teams to create reliable, maintainable, and well-documented systems.



You won't be expected to know everything on day one--but we're looking for someone with a strong foundation and a hunger to learn, ask great questions, and grow fast.





For more information about our benefits and why you should join learning pool, read more here:https://learningpool.com/why-work-for-learning-pool/

What You Will Be Doing

Roles and responsibilities include:

Develop high-quality software:

Write clean, testable code that passes code reviews and meets user needs Participate in agile sprints, collaborating with your team to break down and estimate work Own the lifecycle of small features, bug fixes, and support cases--from implementation through to deployment Review and discuss your teammates' code to understand the system and strengthen shared ownership

Contribute to Continuous Integration practices:

Help design, improve, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support faster and safer deployments Build containerized development environments using Docker and similar technologies Support integration of testing and automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) Ensure reliable deployment workflows across staging and production environments

Learn, collaborate, and grow:

Participate in team initiatives, retrospectives, knowledge-sharing sessions and communities of practice Ask questions, seek feedback, and embrace opportunities to level up your engineering skills Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences, with empathy and humility Live our core values--collaborate with candour, take pride in quality, and always look to grow Willingness and proactivity around continuous professional development, whether that's gaining certifications, exploring new tools, or sharing what you've learned with others

Who We Are Looking For

The successful candidate will demonstrate:




Education: You will have a degree in Computer Science or related field. Programming: You will have a solid understanding of programming fundamentals. Web Development: You are familiar with both backend and frontend concepts including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and HTTP. Version Control: You have experience with Git-based systems such as GitHub or Bitbucket and understand branching workflows. Testing: You understand software testing principles and the value of test automation in delivering reliable code. Ways of Working: You are familiar with Agile practices, iterative development, and embrace continuous improvement. Mindset: You have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and show a willingness to collaborate, ask questions, and learn from others.

Although not essential, it would be advantageous if you had experience in the following:

Frameworks & Languages: Experience with Ruby, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, React. Foundational knowledge in relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL or similar. Cloud & Infrastructure: Awareness of cloud platforms like AWS and basic understanding of deployment architecture. Frontend Considerations: Understanding of cross-platform development and browser limitations. DevOps & Tooling: You have exposure to container-based tools and environments like Docker and are familiar with continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins. Exposure to AI tooling e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Co-pilot or similar.

Working at Learning Pool

The Learning Pool team is filled with people who have a real passion for what they do and a fresh approach to partnering with customers.



Learning Pool is a Platinum Investor in People, listed annually in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For and wins numerous industry awards for our work with clients including the Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation) and recent Brandon Hall, Learning Technologies, e-Learning Industry, Stevie Customer Service and Institute of Customer Service awards.





Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm UK time on 27th October 2025.