What to expect from your interviews in the technology team at FutureLearn in 2022In this post, Tim Horwood, one of our Engineering Managers, talks about how we interview software engineers in the Technology team, how…Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
Published inFutureLearnCan adding automated prompts improve the social learning experience?In this post, Octavia Hirst, one of our Senior Product Managers, talks about creating a system to automatically add social prompts…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
Published inFutureLearnE2E Testing with React Native, Detox and GraphQLIn this post, Harriet Horobin-Worley, Software Engineer, gives us a tour of end-to-end testing for mobile apps.Dec 16, 20211Dec 16, 20211
Published inFutureLearnRemote Mob ProgrammingIn this post, Jessica, Robert and Thao, software engineers on our Learner Experience team, share their experiences with mob programming.Jun 25, 20211Jun 25, 20211
Published inFutureLearnHow we are using asynchronous workshops to collaborate remotely at FutureLearnIn this blog post, Louis Bennett, a product designer at FutureLearn, explains how we’ve been running asynchronous workshops.May 12, 20211May 12, 20211
Published inFutureLearnMaking a change to a large database tableIn this blog post, Jamie Cobbett talks about a technique to make changes to very large database tables whilst minimising downtime.Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Published inFutureLearnMeet the UX Research & Design Team: What got you started in User Experience?In this blog post we asked our team what got them into UX research & design and their different journeys in the industry.Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Published inFutureLearnMeet the FutureLearn Learning TeamWho are the Learning Team and what exactly do they do? Find out in this blog post about the team and their routes into learning design.Dec 2, 20201Dec 2, 20201
Published inFutureLearnHow our buddy system helps create a great remote onboarding experienceIn this post Max and Tom talk about our buddy system, one of the ways we improve the experience of new starters being onboarded remotely.Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
Published inFutureLearnMeet The Tech Team: What’s your best tip for people new to the tech industry?In this Meet The Tech Team blog post we ask our team what their best tips are for people new to tech.Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020