Staff Engineer in Test
Company Description
Insights is a Learning and Development company which aims to change the world through the power of self-awareness.
Our core purpose is to create a world where people truly understand themselves and others and are inspired to make a positive difference in everything they do. Like any brilliant team we’re made up of different people. A career at Insights is about welcoming people for who they are, and supporting their journey towards whoever they want to become.
Across the globe our products help people see themselves and others in a new light, to spark stronger connections in our workspaces and beyond. It all starts within. We're always making sense of ourselves - evolving as we move through life. Discovering our own minds means we're committed to constantly expanding them. And we want to shout about it. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it. That's what makes the magic of Insights. We work in a space where everybody belongs, where you can be unapologetically you.
This role is based in our Product and Innovation function. Here we innovate and play to develop new, and evolve existing Products and Services, with a focus on customer-centricity, innovation, and product development. We focus on creating and evolving value by encompassing new learning, technology, sustainability, and market trends across our Intellectual Property.
Within the Product Technology team we follow an iterative agile process and a continuous integration and continuous delivery approach, supported by an automated release pipeline.
Our guiding principle to trust and enable engineers to take ownership of their work and determine the most effective way to deliver it. We encourage continuous learning for our engineers through training and dedicated weekly innovation time. Our people foster a culture of respectful collaboration, where strong relationships based on familiarity and mutual respect allow for open and transparent communication and effective teamwork.
Job Description
Working within a talented team of technology experts, the Staff Engineer plays a leading role in the development of the Insights Product Technology Platform, a highly scalable cloud (AWS) platform using the latest in Java & Typescript technologies.
Technology innovation in the Learning and Development industry is paramount, and through innovative solutions we aim to create a differentiator for our business that provides a legendary experience for our customers on every part of their journey with us.
As a Staff Engineer at Insights, you will be a senior-level individual contributor who plays a critical role in the technical leadership of the department. You will be responsible for driving the architecture, scalability, and quality of robust systems, mentoring other engineers, and shaping the long-term technical direction of products and platforms. Staff Engineers are domain experts who bridge technical strategy with hands-on engineering.
Day to day, you will:
Lead the design and evolution of scalable, high-impact systems and architectures.
Drive cross-team technical initiatives and make strategic engineering decisions on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Champion best practices in software development, code quality, testing, and deployment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
Mentor engineers and foster a culture of learning and technical excellence across the department.
Qualifications
Proven experience leading software engineering teams and delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
Strong hands-on expertise in modern languages and frameworks such as Java, TypeScript, Spring, React, and Playwright.
Solid understanding of software engineering disciplines including server-side, client-side, and testing practices.
A hands-on, collaborative mindset with strong problem-solving skills
Experience with cloud platforms and tooling, including AWS, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
Comfortable with Git, code reviews, and driving engineering standards across teams.
Additional Information
Benefits:
• 35 days holidays • Discretionary Annual Bonus • Private Medical Insurance • Income Protection • Pension Plan • Health Cash Plan • Life Assurance • Electric Car Scheme • Gymflex • Employee Giving • My Advantage – Employee Discounts • Critical Illness cover • Employee Assistance Program • Holiday purchase option • Flexible working
Everyone is welcome at Insights. We’re dedicated to creating a space where you belong — that means accepting you for who you are now and supporting you on your journey towards whoever you want to become.
Our colourful solutions help people see themselves and others in a new light and we love encouraging our diverse global community to experience the transformational power of Insights Discovery. Through listening and learning, we will continue to foster the connections that matter to build a more inclusive culture.
It is in our nature to nurture. We have developed an organisation which puts care for our people, inclusion, belonging and wellbeing at the heart of our approach. We’re strengthened by a community where we work together to co-create a culture that celebrates difference and welcomes everybody.
We love learning. We want to be better tomorrow than we are today and we’re up for the journey. Unapologetically human, undoubtedly individual. Colourful to our core.
Read more about inclusivity at Insights via the vacancy page on our website: https://www.insights.com/inclusively-insights/
Staff Engineer in Test
Company Description
Insights is a Learning and Development company which aims to change the world through the power of self-awareness.
Our core purpose is to create a world where people truly understand themselves and others and are inspired to make a positive difference in everything they do. Like any brilliant team we’re made up of different people. A career at Insights is about welcoming people for who they are, and supporting their journey towards whoever they want to become.
Across the globe our products help people see themselves and others in a new light, to spark stronger connections in our workspaces and beyond. It all starts within. We're always making sense of ourselves - evolving as we move through life. Discovering our own minds means we're committed to constantly expanding them. And we want to shout about it. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it. That's what makes the magic of Insights. We work in a space where everybody belongs, where you can be unapologetically you.
This role is based in our Product and Innovation function. Here we innovate and play to develop new, and evolve existing Products and Services, with a focus on customer-centricity, innovation, and product development. We focus on creating and evolving value by encompassing new learning, technology, sustainability, and market trends across our Intellectual Property.
Within the Product Technology team we follow an iterative agile process and a continuous integration and continuous delivery approach, supported by an automated release pipeline.
Our guiding principle to trust and enable engineers to take ownership of their work and determine the most effective way to deliver it. We encourage continuous learning for our engineers through training and dedicated weekly innovation time. Our people foster a culture of respectful collaboration, where strong relationships based on familiarity and mutual respect allow for open and transparent communication and effective teamwork.
Job Description
Working within a talented team of technology experts, the Staff Engineer plays a leading role in the development of the Insights Product Technology Platform, a highly scalable cloud (AWS) platform using the latest in Java & Typescript technologies.
Technology innovation in the Learning and Development industry is paramount, and through innovative solutions we aim to create a differentiator for our business that provides a legendary experience for our customers on every part of their journey with us.
As a Staff Engineer at Insights, you will be a senior-level individual contributor who plays a critical role in the technical leadership of the department. You will be responsible for driving the architecture, scalability, and quality of robust systems, mentoring other engineers, and shaping the long-term technical direction of products and platforms. Staff Engineers are domain experts who bridge technical strategy with hands-on engineering.
Day to day, you will:
Lead the design and evolution of scalable, high-impact systems and architectures.
Drive cross-team technical initiatives and make strategic engineering decisions on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Champion best practices in software development, code quality, testing, and deployment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
Mentor engineers and foster a culture of learning and technical excellence across the department.
Qualifications
Proven experience leading software engineering teams and delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
Strong hands-on expertise in modern languages and frameworks such as Java, TypeScript, Spring, React, and Playwright.
Solid understanding of software engineering disciplines including server-side, client-side, and testing practices.
A hands-on, collaborative mindset with strong problem-solving skills
Experience with cloud platforms and tooling, including AWS, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
Comfortable with Git, code reviews, and driving engineering standards across teams.
Additional Information
Benefits:
• 35 days holidays • Discretionary Annual Bonus • Private Medical Insurance • Income Protection • Pension Plan • Health Cash Plan • Life Assurance • Electric Car Scheme • Gymflex • Employee Giving • My Advantage – Employee Discounts • Critical Illness cover • Employee Assistance Program • Holiday purchase option • Flexible working
Everyone is welcome at Insights. We’re dedicated to creating a space where you belong — that means accepting you for who you are now and supporting you on your journey towards whoever you want to become.
Our colourful solutions help people see themselves and others in a new light and we love encouraging our diverse global community to experience the transformational power of Insights Discovery. Through listening and learning, we will continue to foster the connections that matter to build a more inclusive culture.
It is in our nature to nurture. We have developed an organisation which puts care for our people, inclusion, belonging and wellbeing at the heart of our approach. We’re strengthened by a community where we work together to co-create a culture that celebrates difference and welcomes everybody.
We love learning. We want to be better tomorrow than we are today and we’re up for the journey. Unapologetically human, undoubtedly individual. Colourful to our core.
Read more about inclusivity at Insights via the vacancy page on our website: https://www.insights.com/inclusively-insights/