Everwondered how it would be torevolutioniseone of the leastdigitisedindustries in the market, alongside a growing and switched-on team?Read on! _______________________________________________________________________________________ We are Shape.Construction! We are digitising the largest and most fundamental industry in the world, the industry that literally builds the foundations of the civilisation we all depend on to spare us from a brutal hunter-gatherer life: CONSTRUCTION It is one of the least digitised industries in the world but also the largest â 1 in 9 people globally work in the construction industry and it constitutes 11% of global GDP. Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation.( Watch our short film about it). We got our start as a high-end construction project management consultancy. As a consultancy, we are focused on genuinely upgrading the way construction projects are delivered. We then take the deep understanding of the projects we work on to develop construction management software products that anyone can use to deliver their projects better. We are building a full suite of products one module at a time â kind of like office 365 but for construction management. ( Check out Shape, our construction management tech and watch this video about what we are doing ) The core of all this is our true secret sauce; people. We only recruit the very best both in capability and personality. We are deeply focused on designing a new type of organisation that is optimised for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. People that join us develop fast as a whole person in ways they never imagined. ( Read more about our vision and mission ). This approach has allowed us to grow from just 2 people in 2017 to over 160 today (including consultancy) and we are still very much at the beginning! Joining us isnât just some âjobâ, it is a transformative educational experience. We challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life. _________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 core values for a good life We believe a life of human flourishing is all about meaningful relationships with others and challenging yourself to create a positive impact. So our values reflect the 4 levels of relationships that each of us has: Grow yourself â Your relationship with yourself Care about people â Your relationship with others around you Execute to greatness â Your relationship with your team Build civilisation â Your relationship with humanity and the world This goes much deeper but for the sake of brevity, we will keep the summary version! We enshrined our values in our vision: We exist so that everyone in our team can thrive in a high-impact community that: Connects us withmeaningful relationships Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures We believe that, by first doing this, we can achieve the highest levels of value for the world. And enable the achievement of our vision through our dual missions: To fully digitise the construction of human civilisation To create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society ___________________________________________________________________________________ The Role We are currently looking forsenior/lead frontend developers who are really interested in pushing the limits of what a ReactJS PWA (Progressive Web App) can do. The product you will be creating will be the digital backbone of a construction organization. It will be used by people who are building our roads, railways, buildings, power & water supplies. We are improving thecivilisationwe live in by digitizing the very process of building it! Our platform is meant to be used out in the field, office, and board room. It will help people do their jobs bydigitisingworkflows at the coalface and feeding information up to descriptive and predictive analytics. For this role, an ideal candidate wouldbe great at: Writing and talking in English, it is the main language we communicate and collaborate in, it would be awesome if your English Level is B or Higher. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English (Required) Writing and understanding Typescript / JavaScript. You have more than 3 years of professional experience using React or Next.js (Required) Making tests a priority by writing tests (unit and functional) and creating testable code (Required) Using CSS pre/post-processors like Tailwind, Post CSS, Styled Components, LESS, SASS and/or others (Required) Semantic documents using HTML , developing great user interfaces (Desirable) Identifying bottlenecks, using tools to diagnose and refactor code (Desirable) Going full stack and, depending on the project, either diving in the Rails services to add a new endpoint or modify behaviour (Desirable) If youdonâtthink you meet all the criteria above but still are interested in the job, please apply! Nobody checks every box, andweârelooking for someone excited to join the team! Shape isnât the place for you if any of the following is true: You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge You like to be the smartest person in the room You donât like continuously receiving honest candid feedback You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team _________________________________________________________________________________________ Frequently Asked Questions Can you tell me more about what the role is like? We are in scale up mode so it will be a pretty full on role with more things to do than time available. This is why it will be important to prioritise and also develop capacity in the team by hiring and holding the team to the highest standards. We donât like to mess about so you will need to be a very high performer who only wants to work with others of your ilk. We are growing rapidly so that means you role will grow rapidly too, you will need to keep up and constantly be looking 1-2 years ahead. Where would I be working? All of our roles are 100% remote and home-based. However, if you would like to work in a co-work space to get out of the house we can arrange that. If you are in one of our locations with offices you can come as often as you like. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Salary and Benefits Standard Stuff Paid Annual Leave 25 days + statutory Bank Holidays Flexible hours Compensation for this role depends on your capability level The Life-Changing Stuff 4 Day Weeks : Thatâs right, 4 day weeks Grow your whole self: Our leaders are more like coachesand one of our mainobjectivesis to give 5 yearsâworth of learning and development for every 1 year with us. You have a coach, mentor, well-being therapist and a development-orientated environment: Thatâs literally what our vision is all about and the primary reason Shape exists Be surrounded by the best: We only hire and retain the very best people. You might be used to being the smartest in the room but that wonât be the case in Shape. You will be surrounded by people you can learn from. We are 100% meritocratic so fast progression is the norm. You will be supported to excel in whichever areas you are most interested in! With Shape, development is unbounded Long-term impact: We are focused on solving the biggest issues in construction project delivery in a way that can spread and outlast us A generous equity scheme: as a fast-growing consultancy as well as the fact we are building software this has a huge upside, particularly for people that stay with us through our growth Compensation for this role depends on your capability level _______________________________________________________________________________________ Applying properly!! Important!!! We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining: Why do you want to join us? What do you think you bring to the team? We aren’t a giant faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team so all letters will be read thoroughly. After that, we will reach out to you to schedule a casual conversation to help you to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself. After that, we will schedule a couple of technical and personal assessments to understand what your level of capability is based on our own development matrix. This is to ensure that when you join you are starting at the right level of responsibility based on your capability not just based on experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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