Build software unlike anything else on Earth.
Please note this role requires 3 days in the Edinburgh office, so applicants must ideally be local to, or within commuting distance, of Edinburgh City Centre. Sponsorship is not available.
Our boundary-pushing client are an R\&D tech start-up at the forefront of advancing new and novel ways to see and experience data. This is truly bleeding-edge – nobody else in the world is doing anything quite like this.
From their beautiful city centre offices, a small, specialist team is doing extraordinary things with technologies like React, TypeScript, and Node. They are true craftspeople – with the freedom to experiment and explore on a grand scale.
Predominantly working in web technologies, we are looking for a generalist software engineer who values aesthetics, excited at the prospect of taking ownership over new feature development, and who can demonstrate true love for software engineering above and beyond their day job. Think conferences, personal projects, passion plays, portfolios. Have you always wanted to scratch an itch, work on something that really excites you? Well, this could be your playground…
What you’ll be doing
Working in a small team developing novel, real-time, large scale web apps
Iterating fast
Driving new feature development
Solve tough problems that haven’t been encountered, or thought about, before
Work with a broad range of technologies
Work at complexity and scale
What you’ll bring
An ability to work in UI technologies like Typescript and React
Experience building large-scale web applications
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
An appreciation for good UI/UX and data-heavy interfaces
A thoughtful, senior-level approach to collaboration and problem solving
Bonus points for
An interest in, or experience with, graphics, games, and design
Being able to demonstrate personal work via portfolios, github, etc.
Backend experience or familiarity with AWS, Postgres
A keen eye for aesthetic detail
What’s in it for you
A salary of up to £60k
Flexible working and remote options
Top of the range hardware
Excellent holidays
Cycle to Work Scheme
Support and investment for meet-ups, conference talks, etc.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the industry.