Senior Software Engineer – 6304
Employer: Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Salary: £49,000 – £60,000
Contract: Permanent
Job Posted On: August 21, 2025
Visa Sponsorship: Available (Skilled Worker route)
Closing Date: September 4, 2025
About the Role
We are recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer who will play a crucial hands-on role in the design, development, and improvement of cutting-edge AI-driven solutions. You will work on internal tools that leverage AI to solve complex business problems, initially focused on improving our learning and assessment content generation and management processes.
As a core member of our content tools software development team, you will:
- Manage the full software engineering lifecycle, ensuring exceptional quality and performance standards.
- Contribute to the strategic evolution of critical, production-ready internal applications.
- Mentor junior engineers, sharing expertise and fostering growth.
- Implement and integrate AI technologies, with a focus on LLMs and prompt engineering.
- Work with low-code/no-code platforms (Retool) and workflow automation tools (n8n).
- Collaborate closely with the Team Lead, Product Owner, and Subject Matter Experts to translate business needs into technical solutions.
We embrace progressive AI practices: automated testing, cloud infrastructure, and scalable production-ready applications.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in AI and machine learning.
Your experience includes:
- Leading the full software development lifecycle.
- Building production-level AI/LLM applications (including prompt engineering).
- Delivering technical improvements to production-ready applications.
- Mentoring and guiding junior engineers.
- Hands-on experience with Retool, n8n, and cloud services (especially AWS: S3, RDS, Bedrock).
- Working with identity providers (e.g., Okta).
- Ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Staying up to date with industry trends and troubleshooting complex challenges.
Strong problem-solving skills, communication abilities, and leadership in technical initiatives are essential.
Rewards & Benefits
We’ll support you to thrive at work and live well outside of it. Our world-class rewards package includes:
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Private medical insurance & Permanent Health Insurance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Group personal pension scheme
- Life assurance (up to 4x salary)
- Green travel schemes
- Hybrid working (40–60% office attendance expected, with flexibility considered)
Application Process
Closing date: 4th September 2025
Interviews: Scheduled as applications are received
Background checks: DBS and standard pre-employment checks will apply
Visa sponsorship: Available under the UK Skilled Worker route (subject to eligibility)
Apply now via the Cambridge University Press & Assessment careers site.
Why Join Us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers, and researchers worldwide.
We are committed to:
- Diversity & inclusion: welcoming applications from all backgrounds and communities.
- Empowerment & growth: supporting career progression whether linear or self-directed.
- A safe and supportive culture: where everyone is listened to, recognized, and cared for.
