Software Engineer

SOFWARE ENGINEER

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The Role

You will join a company building the digital infrastructure for grant funding , helping organizations spend less time navigating funding logic, forms, and administration and more time on the projects and impact that matter.

The platform brings together research across 18,000+ funding programmes, AI-supported analysis and application drafting, expert review, and ongoing grant management . AI handles what can scale, while people bring experience and judgement where it matters.

As a Software Engineer , you will help build the product across the backend, frontend, and AI pipeline at the core of the platform. You will work directly with the CTO , who already has one successful exit, and learn first-hand how modern software is built in a clean, fast, AI-native environment.

This role is designed for someone early in their career who wants real responsibility and a steep learning curve . You will start with close guidance and progressively take on more independent ownership, with a clear path toward a senior engineering role.
Position: Software Engineer

Seeking an early-career Software Engineer with solid programming fundamentals, curiosity across the stack, and a strong desire to learn how production software is built.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of experience or is a recent graduate with strong projects , and combines technical curiosity with high self-motivation, a user-first mindset, and an AI-native approach to development.

What you have built matters more than simply the number of years on your CV.

Responsibilities

Product Development & Full-Stack Engineering

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Ship features end-to-end , from backend development through to the user interface.

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Work across the stack, including React, Node/Express, Postgres, and AWS .

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Start with close guidance and progressively take on greater independence and ownership .

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Work closely with the CTO and grant team to build solutions based on real user problems rather than abstract tickets.

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Build software with a user-first mindset , ensuring what you create works for real people.

AI Development

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Help build the platform's AI pipeline from week one .

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Work with prompt engineering, context management, and AI evaluations .

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Gain hands-on experience with AI development and learn how AI-powered features are built and improved in production.

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Use AI-native development tools such as Claude Code or Cursor as part of your engineering workflow.

Production & Debugging

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Trace and fix bugs in the production environment .

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Work with tools including Sentry, CloudWatch, and Postgres .

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Learn how production systems work by investigating real issues and understanding their underlying causes.

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Develop strong debugging and problem-solving skills through hands-on production experience.

Learning & Engineering Growth

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Work closely with the CTO and receive direct technical mentoring.

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Use code reviews as a learning tool , incorporating feedback and progressively contributing feedback to others.

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Take increasing ownership of features and technical problems as your experience grows.

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Develop toward independent feature ownership , with a clear path toward a senior engineering role.

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Contribute to improving the time from starting a project to a finished, submitted application through reliable features, automation, and product improvements.

Requirements

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1–3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer , or recent university graduation with strong technical projects.

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What you have built matters more than simply the number of years of experience.

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Solid fundamentals in TypeScript and/or JavaScript .

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Curiosity and willingness to work across the full stack, including:

- React

- Node / Express

- Postgres

- AWS

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Strong desire to learn how production software is built and operated .

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High self-motivation and the ability to dig into