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Full-stack engineers are in high demand! The demand for top-tier full-stack engineers in London is increasing. From pre-seed to Series D start-ups, we are seeing an increased demand for: > Software engineers > Senior Software Engineers > Lead Engineers Specifically in tech stacks that include JavaScript, Typescript, Node.js and React. A focus on the backend or frontend is expected, but engineers who are comfortable in both areas are becoming a top priority for many companies.

🐥 Birds 8-Day Hiring Sprint 🏃♂️ 💨 We’re thrilled to announce that this week, we have offered not one, not two, but SIX talented Frontend Engineers to our growing team! 🎉 🎉 🎉 What’s even more remarkable is how we achieved this feat in just 8 WORKING DAYS 🤯💥 We revamped our hiring process to ensure we bring in the best talent quickly and efficiently. By streamlining our standard 6-stage process into a sleek 3-stage approach, we’ve prioritised speed and efficiency without compromising on quality. Here’s how we made it happen: 💬 D-Day Weds 27th March: It all started when our visionary CTO Dana Majid posted the hiring requirements before informing Talent Acquisition of go live. As you can imagine, this was somewhat unexpected, but it was a testament to our culture of embracing agility and taking bold risks. We trust decisions like this through and through 👊 🧩 Piecing the Puzzle Together: Despite the surprise, our talented Talent Acquisition team swiftly sprung into action. Piece by piece, we meticulously pieced together the puzzle, defining hiring requirements and setting the stage for an expedited hiring process. 🤔 Embracing Ambiguity: Working with ambiguity is part of our DNA at Bird. Instead of being deterred by the unexpected, we thrive in such situations. We adapt fast, pivot when needed, and always deliver with unmatched speed and precision. 🤝 Alignment and Calibration: To ensure success, alignment was vital. We collaborated closely with our engineers and managers, calibrating our expectations and ensuring everyone was on the same page. This synergy allowed us to move forward with confidence and clarity. 🌱 Organic Sourcing through Powerful Networks: Leveraging our extensive network and industry connections (No Inmails, No Job Ads), we tapped into a pool of top-tier talent, reaching out to potential candidates who perfectly matched our requirements. ⏰ Efficient Screening Process: Our streamlined screening process enabled us to swiftly evaluate candidates, identifying those who aligned with our company culture and technical expertise. 📞 Dedicated Interview Days Back to Back: To expedite the process, we organised dedicated interview days, scheduling back-to-back sessions to maximise efficiency and minimise delays. 🧠 Same-Day Decisive Decisions: After each interview, our hiring team immediately convened to make prompt, decisive decisions. This eliminated unnecessary waiting periods, ensuring a seamless and swift hiring process. At Bird, we understand the importance of agility in today’s fast-paced tech landscape. By optimising our hiring process, we’re not just meeting the demands of the market, but we’re also setting a new standard for how companies can adapt and thrive in the face of change 🚀 🚀 🚀 Big Thanks to Stephen O'Halloran-Murphy Aurelien Arnoux Dana Majid Victor Cuenca Canal Michelle Brummer Casey Attard Andreas Glogger Douwe Knook Oleksandr Odinok Cristobal Schlaubitz Garcia Tomasz Jankowski 👏

We're looking for someone with experience across a React/Typescript/Next.js/Tailwind stack to help us architect and implement our frontend codebase. I'm hoping for a few things from applicants: 1. Autonomy. We're a growing team. We need people to be able to share the load in terms of maintenance tasks and feature development. That capacity has to be multi-talented and self-directed. If you already know how to discuss technical requirements, give feedback to product teams, write technical documentation, perform and receive code reviews, and manage personal tasks, then you might be the person that we're looking for. 2. Experience. We want people who have used certain technologies long enough to have opinions on the right and wrong ways to do things. We want people who've already found some of the sharp edges or gone underneath the surface of the tools that they're using. We thrive on pairing and discussion. If you like talking code as much as we do and have the knowledge and experience to help shape our technical roadmap, I'd like to talk to you. 3. Curiosity. Our team is small enough that we often need to wear many hats. I don't need someone who is an expert on CI/CD systems to join me. But I would like to see someone interested enough in the Software Development Lifecycle that they want to learn and have their hand in it. We've already set up our infrastructure, but I'd love to work with someone who's actively interested in network topologies and willing to share that knowledge. We write our own SQL queries, so I hope for someone that can author rudimentary queries but with the desire to improve. If you've ever used a React hook and wondered "How does `useState` actually work?", then I'd like to explore it with you. In return, I'm happy to commit to supporting our future engineer so that they grow in their role with us. I want this to be an excellent opportunity to do work that you can be proud of while also growing your knowledge of modern web apps and networks in both breadth and depth. *** I also don't want anyone to read the job description and immediately self-select out of it because they don't meet all of the requirements. I don't want a lot of people who would otherwise be wonderful additions to my team decide not to apply because they use Vue instead of React or they aren't confident in their AWS expertise. If you're reading this and on the fence, I ask that you are both realistic and generous to yourself. https://lnkd.in/erhqZ2ix

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1st Challenge: Their coding capabilities are great but they aren’t good with communication 2nd Challenge: They are so eager to open their own agencies that they don’t stick for long. Hampering the project sustainability 3rd Challenge: Solutioning capabilities, they are good coders but they don’t have solutioning expertise, relying on seniors to navigate through complex situations 4th Challenge: Industry expertise. We find good MERN stack devs but they aren’t expert in per say fintech solutions or edtech solutions Comment your challenges below 👇🏻 and we will provide you with some very customized solutions manuals

🚀 #Hiring software engineers! Frontend or full-stack, junior or senior—come join us at edyoucated and help shape the future of learning and skills management! We’re building a platform that transforms skill development, and our customers are amazed by how fast we ship. Here’s how we make it happen: 🦾 Modern Tech Stack: We work with Angular 18.2, a serverless AWS architecture, and a custom component library built with Storybook. 🏎️ Unmatched Deployment Speed: Automated pipelines get our code live in under 30 minutes, backed by extensive end-to-end and unit tests. 😇 Efficient Process: Just 2 weekly meetings plus our standup mean developers are coding 95% of the time. 🚀 Feature Ownership: Take end-to-end responsibility for features—most go from concept to deployment in just 3-5 days. 🤖 Robust Testing: 3,000+ unit tests, 500+ end-to-end tests, all automated for each commit. 🤝 Real Ownership: From day one, you get full access to our dev tools: AWS Console, GitHub, and monitoring. 🏝️ Scalable Backend: A modern, serverless setup lets you build isolated logic—without risking the entire backend. And, of course, you’ll be part of a smart, fun, and driven team. 🧑💻👩💻 Know someone who’d be a great fit?

We are hiring: 10 Mid-Level Engineers for a Sustaining Team 1. Overview: → Join our client’s sustaining team to boost software reliability. → Global/remote opportunities (contract-to-hire options) → Focus: Bug resolution and reducing technical debt. 2. Responsibilities: → Code refactoring + optimization to reduce tech debt. → Tackle both frontend and backend tasks as required. → Demonstrate autonomy in managing assigned tasks. → Deliver multiple bug fixes and improvements daily. → Core values: humility, hunger for improvement, IQ. → Identify and resolve bugs within tight deadlines. → Foster a learning-focused team environment. 3. Hard Skills: → Knowledge of Postgres and Cockroach DB a plus. → Proficient in TypeScript, React, Node.js. → Familiarity with Next.js preferred. → Experience with database APIs 4. Soft Skills: → Full-time schedule, 40 hours/week, for 6-12+ months. → High productivity: 4-6 bug fixes/improvements daily. → Fluent in English, with a priority on written skills. → Helpfulness, humility, and continuous learning. → Strong sense of ownership and independence. 5. Additional Information: → Contract-to-hire options regardless of location → Remote work is available Apply now to become a key player in a dynamic Sustaining Team! Find more details through the link in the top comment. — ♻️ 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 ♻️

"Software Engineer vs Software Developer – What's the difference?" The tech world often uses these titles interchangeably, but are they really the same? While both roles contribute to building software solutions, their focus and scope can differ: A Software Engineer takes a broader approach, focusing on the design, scalability, and system architecture. A Software Developer emphasizes coding, problem-solving, and implementing specific features. As someone passionate about #FullStackDevelopment, I enjoy working across the stack with technologies like #ReactJS, #Angular, #NodeJS, and #ExpressJS to create dynamic and scalable web applications. Which title resonates with you, and why? Share your thoughts below! #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment #FrontendDevelopment #BackendDevelopment #WebDevelopment #TechCareers

"Beautifully captured what it means to be a software engineer. The original thoughts are not mine, but they're too good not to share." You're not just a Java Developer. You're not just a React Developer. In fact, you're probably not even just a "front-end" or "back-end" developer… You're a software engineer. That means you solve problems. And you happen to use code to do it. Your ability to work with these tools is far more important than the tools themselves. Over time, these tools will evolve, but the need to solve problems will remain constant. Great engineers are the ones who design and build exceptional software and systems. It's your ability to adapt and tackle challenges that makes you a software engineer, not your expertise in a specific language or tool. You're a problem solver.