At bubble, we are striving to solve one of society’s biggest problems, with the potential to make life better for millions of people.

We are a venture-backed tech startup, changing the lives of parents for the better and growing fast. Our on-demand app lets parents discover and book amazing childcare quickly and securely. We have over 200,000 users and more than two million hours of childcare have been requested on our platform. Our investors include the founders of Betfair, Boohoo.com and Photobox.

Since day one we have taken a tech-driven and disruptive approach to solving an enormous problem that’s been crying out for innovation. Our app is underpinned by our own social graph, using big data and 200m+ relationship nodes between our users to connect parents with carers from within their own trusted social circles.

We are in the business of digitising trust and are deeply passionate  about building great product to get it done.

We’ve  got a diverse, stellar and growing engineering team that we’re looking to add to. That’s where you come in.

Core technologies

• node.js
• Typescript
• NestJs
• MongoDB / mongoose
• Jest

Useful technologies

• Azure
• AWS
• Terraform
• NX / Lerna
• Docker
• React
• React Native
• Neo4j
• ElasticSearch

A successful candidate should

• Have 2 or 3 years experience in engineering.
• Have 2 or 3 years experience with typescript and node.js and be passionate about the code you write
• Always strive to improve themselves and their work
• Love to tackle challenging problems
• Be able to communicate well with the rest of the team

We’re a great place to work because

• We’re building something truly meaningful that transforms our customers’ lives.
• We’re still a small tight-knit team, hugely passionate about our mission and truly supportive of one another
• We’re at an early stage. You’ll have a real opportunity to learn, grow and contribute to something big 
• You’ll get the daily support and mentorship of a highly experienced tech lead who has built our app to date.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Remote working if preferred
• Free childcare
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off!
• A shiny MacBook

Personal development

• Learn many exciting technologies to solve a variety of problems
• Pitch and work on internal projects
• Work with a range of applications, from mobile apps or websites to complex APIs, CRM integrations, CMS integrations, Microservices
• Solve problems for products in many different verticals, from finance to the music industry
• Take ownership of projects from start to finish
• Great opportunities to grow, personally and professionally

Interview process

• Asyncronous interview to be done in your own time
• Video call with Tech Lead
• A technical test / showcase and follow up interview with Tech Lead
• Final stage with leadership team

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.