SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Salary: Up to £50,000 p/a (depending on skills and experience) plus profit share Job type: Permanent and Full Time (35 hours p/w) on a 9 day fortnight working pattern Reporting to: Head of Engineering Location:  Edinburgh - Hybrid working - office days are Monday and Thursday We support people to work from wherever they are most comfortable, but we understand the importance of coming together to collaborate, socialise and build relationships, so our jobs are all part of a hybrid working approach. Check out our careers page for details of our excellent benefits and perks: https://good-loop.com/careers ABOUT GOOD-LOOP Good-Loop makes it easy and profitable for big brands to do good at scale through Good-Media ™ . Our mission is to create a positive role for advertising in society and we do that by building products that help brands plan, measure and buy Good-Media ™. They’re ads, except they’re good. We work with the biggest brands in the world, from Nike and Adidas to L’Oreal, Doritos, Nature Valley and Toyota to deliver attention-earning, sustainable ads that prove doing good is good for business. And our carbon-neutral advertising has raised over $11m for good causes around the world – all while supporting quality journalism and diverse publications. As the first carbon neutral B Corp in AdTech, Good-Loop is uniquely positioned to capitalise on the increasing consumer demand for businesses to step up and contribute to society. We’re a small, but agile and fast-moving team with a lot of heart and even more ambition. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Software Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, and maintenance of our web commerce and SaaS applications. You’ll work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet our clients’ evolving needs. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your expertise to a forward-thinking company that values creativity, teamwork and innovation. Responsibilities: ● Design, develop, document and maintain robust and scalable web commerce and SaaS applications. ● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. ● Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to ensure high code quality and best practices. ● Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices. To contribute to and improve our software development processes. ABOUT YOU Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. • 2+ years of commercial experience in Java development with a focus on web • commerce and SaaS applications. • Strong knowledge of Java, React and Spring frameworks and related technologies. • Experience with front-end development with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern • frameworks. • Proven ability to design and implement RESTful APIs. • Familiarity with cloud platforms and tools (AWS, GCP) and microservices • Architecture. • Knowledge of virtualization, containerization and Kubernetes • Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude towards addressing • challenges. • Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team • environment, to teach and learn from others. Good to have: • Knowledge of any modern languages, eg Go, Python etc • Knowledge of SQL-based databases and query languages Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised groups tend to only apply when they tick every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single requirement on the list above, please still get in touch. We’d love to have a chat and hear about what else you know. WHY JOIN US? We give a shit about leaving the world a little bit better than we found it, we’re a passionate and kind team and we’re constantly asking what else we can do to push our industry, and our work, to be better. We pride ourselves on a relaxed but productive working environment enabling both commercial success and personal development. No matter what stage of your career you're at - from paid internships and graduate opportunities right through to senior posts - we'll support you with the training and development you need to feel empowered to do your best work. Check out our careers page for details of our excellent benefits and perks: https://good-loop.com/careers We strive to make Good-Loop a place where everyone can do their best work, by bringing together diversity of thought, perspectives, and experience, to create an inclusive environment where our people can be their best selves. We welcome differences whether it’s gender, gender identity or expression, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy and maternity status; so please, just be yourself. HOW DO I APPLY? If you’re applying for a tech role, we’d love to see a short portfolio of your best work. This could be a link to your GitHub profile with a paragraph of commentary, or you could send some code samples. Show us projects you are passionate about, regardless of whether they are relevant to this job. If you need us to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that your interview experience is a great one, please feel free to let us know by emailing people@good-loop.com For more information on us, please visit our website and follow Good-Loop on our social channels via Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for purposes of recruitment and applications for employment.