Job Description

Full-Stack Engineer

Want to use AI to make roads around the world safer and greener? We're looking for an energetic Engineer with a passion for data and web applications to join our team and help us transform transport.

Salary:

50k - 65K

Reporting to:

Andy Jackson, Engineering Manager

Location:

primarily based in our London Office, with flexible and hybrid working (ideally 2 days per week in the office).

About the role

You'll join our 6-person 'sensors and signals' team, who are responsible for developing and managing our AI-powered traffic sensors. This includes the web applications needed to configure and manage smart IoT sensors at scale. You will play a crucial role in producing and managing the trillions of data points per year which flow from our smart traffic sensors to government clients.

As a full-stack engineer you will work on varied projects, quickly making an impact for customers and helping to make roads around the world safer and greener. You'll benefit from pair programming and regular touch points with colleagues, but will have significant autonomy and drive your own impact in our stack.

About you

You bring energy, curiosity, and a bias for action, and you love collaborating to achieve impact for customers. You have significant commercial experience or have worked on substantial projects with Typescript and/or Go, and are comfortable with Git and the command line. You communicate clearly, enjoy tackling unfamiliar tech, and are resourceful in ensuring on-time and on-scope delivery.

About us

At VivaCity, we make cities smarter, safer, and more sustainable using the latest in AI and IoT technologies. We have over 6,000 AI sensors around the world, gathering real-time anonymous data on transport modes, traffic flow, and travel patterns. This is used to gather actionable insights to support strategic decisions to improve the global transport network. All our solutions are community-centric, using 'privacy by design' principles. We pride ourselves on a collaborative, open culture that fosters innovation, learning and encourages everyone to do their best work, whilst building a sense of community and collaboration. Read more about what it's like to work at VivaCity.
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Requirements for the role:

JavaScript, Node.js and a statically-typed language (eg Go, Typescript): commercial or significant project experience required, able to progress technical independently at pace Version control (Git) and command line: working ability and knowledge of fundamentals required Cloud software engineering (eg GCP/AWS): working ability and knowledge of fundamentals required Docker & kubernetes: working ability and knowledge of fundamentals required SQL or other structured query language: working ability and knowledge of fundamentals required Problem?solving mindset and willingness to tackle unfamiliar domains Clear written and verbal communication, with a collaborative and open approach Strong sense of personal accountability and attention to detail


Your time will be spent roughly as follows:60% - Proactive technical work (e.g. product development, reliability enhancements, DevX enhancements) 30% - Reactive technical work (e.g. incident response, support requests, code review) 10% - Planning and administration

This is a unique opportunity to work with exciting technologies for a good cause, whilst building your experience across a wide variety of skillsets.###

The following would further strengthen an application:

Passion for transportation or sustainable technologies Deeper experience with parts of our stack, eg Go, Typescript, react Terraform or other Infrastructure?as?Code tooling Exposure to Kafka, event?driven architectures, or message queues Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault or other secrets management tooling Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment


You don't need to have done all of these things before, but to excel in this role, you will need to be keen to learn and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. If you're close to what we're looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.###

Hiring process:

30 minute screening interview. 1 hour pair programming interview where you will work together with a VivaCity engineer 2 hour final round interview, split into a 45 minute technical experience interview, 45 minute soft skills interview, and 30 minute director interview


We know that diverse ideas and perspectives drive innovation and make us better. We are creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. We're an equal opportunities employer and all applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, or social background. If you need any reasonable accommodations to help you perform at your best during the application process, please let us know.###

What we offer:

25 days of holiday Flexible working hours and work from home Up to 30 days per year work from abroad Up to 3 flexible bank holiday days 3% employer pension contribution 850 Learning & Development budget 200 total working from home budget Enhanced parental leave Up to 3 'childcare' or 'dependant' days per year Mental health support through Spill Discounted gym memberships through GymFlex 50 per person per quarter team social budget Additional entertainment budget and company parties Office food and drinks Optional Bupa healthcare and dental care through salary deduction Eye care vouchers Seasonal Flu jabs Cycle to work scheme * Payroll giving through salary sacrifice