Blocktype is a VC funded early stage start-up with a mission to revolutionise the way we plan for housing. We are building a ‘sim-city’ type platform where property developers and urban planners can collaborate and design their own housing proposals. We are solving complex and fascinating problems in urban design with geospatial data and generative algorithms, packaged into easy to use applications, which will continue to shape the built environment we all experience every day.

What you’ll be doing:

Help us enhance and improve our web applications, using React and Typescript. These apps provide services that combine geospatial information, generative design and slick user experience to meet our customers needs.
Take ownership of areas of functionality and infrastructure, shaping them to always be delivering excellent user experience and high performance
Ensure our code is as robust as possible by writing unit and end-to-end tests using Jest and Cypress
Become an integral part of our Agile team of other engineers, designers and data scientists. We are building new products, so you will be shaping their development
Contribute to sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives
Perform code reviews to promote and maintain best practices
Work with CI/CD tools to ensure that all software developed adheres to both quality and scaling requirements.

What we're looking for:

You have significant commercial software development experience and have previously built easy-to-use customer facing web applications, online map based applications or other complex web services.
You have previous commercial exposure to our stack: React (redux, hooks, context, etc), TypeScript, AWS (Amplify, Cognito, DynamoDB, CloudFormation), NoSQL
You have commercial experience working within an Agile Scrum environment
Experience working with Git.
Good understanding of unit testing and e2e testing frameworks.

It'd be advantageous if you have:

Experience working with online mapping libraries like MapLibre and MapBox

What we value:

We are ambitious: Think big and long term. We’re not just building a product, we’re changing the way we plan cities.
We have fun: We’re building something meaningful, but great things won’t come out of joyless processes.
We are kind: Be empathetic and act on it. Give each other space to speak and to be heard without judgement.
We are curious: Challenge everything, listen closely and keep learning.
We are open: Honesty and transparency by default. We are all human, and it’s ok to show it.
We want impact: Focus on outcomes, not just outputs. It’s better to work smart than long.

What's on offer:

£70,000 - £80,000 salary
Meaningful share options!
Remote working and flexible working times
At least 28 days holiday

Interview Process:

Initial screening call with our Talent Partner to get to know you, sell the role and company, and assess potential fit. (30 mins)
Final Stage video call, split into two sessions:

Session 1: 30 mins with the two co-founders (competency style/cultural fit Q&A)

Session 2: 60 mins with Co-Founder CTO and one of our Engineers (technical deep dive Qs - no pairing or coding required)