Join a high-performing engineering team building a digital-first platform processing over £1B in annual rental transactions. You will develop complex features in React and TypeScript to streamline the tenancy lifecycle for 1.5 million users. This role offers the autonomy to solve real-world problems using modern CI/CD, Kubernetes, and AWS infrastructure.
Intermediate Software Engineer at Goodlord
Join one of the UK's top-ranked tech employers and help transform the £1B+ rental market. This profitable, £17M-backed scale-up is looking for a React expert to build the future of renting. With a £1,000 annual development fund, 3 months of paid parental leave, and a top-10 'Great Place to Work' ranking, this is a rare opportunity to join a mission-driven engineering team that values code quality, transparency, and genuine career progression. You'll move beyond legacy maintenance to build high-impact features in a hybrid London environment that prioritizes your wellbeing and professional growth.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
WHO ARE WE?
Goodlord is a cloud-based platform trusted by over 3500 agencies across the UK.
WHAT DO WE DO?
We make renting easy through automated digital transactions, cutting agency time and spend by 50-75%. This enables agencies to focus on growing their business and providing a better service.
HOW WE DO IT?
Goodlord creates a bespoke one-stop-shop by providing access to a dynamic suite of specialised services, including insurance, e-signing, referencing, e-payments, and more.
WHO WE WORK WITH?
Ambitious, dynamic agencies who aspire to offer a better, fairer service to landlords and tenants.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Spec and develop new user-facing features using React and TypeScript within an agile, self-organizing squad using Kanban.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to identify technical debt, review colleague code, and migrate legacy UI components to modern React architectures.
- Drive reliability across the platform by writing comprehensive unit tests and following security best practices to protect sensitive rental data.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- 5-8 years of commercial experience specifically focused on React and TypeScript within a product-led company.
- Strong proficiency in relational databases and modern web security concepts to guard against common vulnerabilities.
- Collaborative mindset with a stable career history, showing a bias toward solving end-user problems rather than just writing code.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Ranked 10th in the UK's Best Workplaces™ with a recurring 83% employee endorsement and multiple awards for wellbeing and technical excellence.
- High-impact environment where you work on a platform serving 1,500+ agencies and navigating major national regulatory shifts like the Renters' Rights Bill.
- Genuine commitment to growth with a £1,000 annual development fund and a culture that values architectural patterns and long-term code quality over quick fixes.
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