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Junior Software Engineer

MyBuilder.com helps homeowners find reliable tradespeople through the power of online reviews. We’re a market leader in the UK and are part of IAC, a well known New York based internet group (Vimeo, Match.com, Tinder, HomeAdvisor, etc.)

We want to work with people who are curious, honest, courageous and passionate - if that sounds like you and you want to work for an innovative, successful web business helping homeowners to find reliable tradespeople, then you may have found a new home.

Software development at MyBuilder

Our focus is to produce high quality, working and tested code which not only keeps us happy and productive, but also helps the business to succeed. Our development process has been honed through exploring various flavours of agile and we believe that our way of working helps us get the right things done at the right time.

Our current main technology stack is:

  • Symfony on PHP 7.3
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS Hosted
  • Apache, Nginx
  • ReactJS, Redux/Flux, Typescript,

We practice clean code and have been using DDD at MyBuilder for over 3 years.

We have open sourced a number of our tools and happily contribute back to projects we use.

The right person

We are looking for people who care about good craftsmanship, who strive to improve themselves, their code and the workplace.

You understand that maintenance — bug fixing, addressing technical debt, refactoring, increasing automated test coverage — are as important as writing new code.

You don’t need to have worked with all the technologies we use.

You will really want to learn and continuously improve yourself.

Ideally you will have worked on open source or small projects which you can show us.

You should want to have a good understanding of modern programming practices and techniques.

Why you’ll enjoy working at MyBuilder

Engineering, Product and Design work together at MyBuilder, using agile processes in a highly collaborative environment with blurred lines between these disciplines. We have a large and complex product with more interesting challenges to solve than we have time to tackle.

We have daily check-ins for departments and project teams. We problem solve on paper, whiteboards and in Sketch. We prototype in the browser, deploy only when ready, and split test as much as possible with genuine users. We’re a small but growing team meaning you’ll have the opportunity to have a direct impact on a large scale product.

We offer all our employees the option to work remotely, in the office or hybrid, with a generous office allowance to help with travel costs. Whichever option you choose, we’ll give you a laptop with all the kit you need to work hybrid. You’ll also get to spend quality time with your colleagues and meet your manager 1:1 on monthly office days.

We’ll also add:

  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) + 1 extra day every year
  • 5% employer pension contribution
  • Comprehensive private medical insurance with AXA
  • Routine treatments health cash plan
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Flexible working options
  • Office travel allowance
  • Subsidised office lunch
  • Annual personal development grant + days off
  • Generous new hire referral bonus

Read more about life at MyBuilder on the Product/Tech team and explore our company values to find out what makes us tick.

How to apply

Send your CV and link to your Github account, tell us why this is the role for you.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or marital status.

How to apply

We have filled this role and are not currently looking. However you are welcome to send in your CV for us to keep on file.

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About the Tech Team

At MyBuilder, we believe strongly in good quality code, a craftsperson attitude to engineering our code and systems, and continuous learning and improvements. Our systems have developed our own knowledge and experience, and we constantly evolve our tech to match the needs of the business.
If you want to learn more, visit the tech team page and have a look at our tech blog.

Our London Office

Our London office is in the heart of Dickensian Clerkenwell, a short hop from Farringdon station amid some of the best pubs, restaurants and coffee shops in London. Exmouth Market is on our doorstep, but if you just want to hang out in the office, that’s fine too - we have two floors stuffed with high-end tech, an espresso machine, fridges packed with snacks and drinks, and lots of games to play.