Salary: £50-70,000 per annum (depending on experience) when working full time (37.5 hours a week)
Location: Bristol area - we aim for in-person workshops when possible
This is an incredible opportunity to work with tech startups and innovative businesses.
Gravitywell helps shape and deliver groundbreaking new digital products from conception to MVP and well beyond. Check out our portfolio.
Gravitywell is a very small team of only smart, talented people with a genuine passion for new ideas and delivering the best possible products.
We’re looking for a self-starter to join the team and hit the ground running on a variety of native and web-app projects, both new and existing, working solo and with others.
What’s absolutely key is that candidates can demonstrate strong experience and ability across the full app lifecycle: research, requirements, UX / UI design, production, testing, launch and maintenance.
It's very likely that the successful candidate will have both agency and startup experience because of the unique nature of those work environments.
It’s vital that you’re keen to explore new technology and how it may contribute to some of our projects, both clients’ and internal.
Responsibilities
- Competently handling the development process, both solo and as a part of a team
- Working with designers on UI/UX for web & apps
- Quickly turning conceptual designs/layouts into wireframes and front-/back-end prototypes
- Producing specs and staying on top of project documentation
- Deploying and maintaining live sites and apps
- Training and generally supporting clients where necessary
- Developing your own skills and knowledge to meet project needs
- Joining in with support for existing projects
- Taking ownership of the full app development lifecycle, from implementation and code review through to testing, deployment, debugging, maintenance and ongoing iteration
- Effective use of AI-assisted development tools, underpinned by strong technical understanding and the ability to critically review, debug and maintain generated code.
Requirements
Knowledge of:
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Javascript libraries/frameworks (Node, React, etc.)
- React Native & Expo
- MySQL, NoSQL
- Typescript
- Serverless / Lambda
- Version control - Git
- Accessibility and development-related SEO considerations
About you
- Plenty of experience working with APIs
- At least a basic understanding of common Adobe CC apps & Figma
- Keen attention to detail and the ability to plan!
- The ability to switch focus to respond to project demands during busy times
- The ability to produce high quality work within a project management framework and to deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be able to manage and organise your own workload
- You can work well within a team, contributing and collaborating to our projects and ideas, but still think independently
- Know when something has to be done, and what must be cut if time is short
- Passion and enthusiasm
How to apply
Send your CV and an example of some of your best work to careers@gravitywell.co.uk. Show us why you’re the right person for this role and why you want to work with us. Please do include links to online material where possible.
Our interview process includes a short, practical technical assessment designed to understand how you approach problems, work with code and make technical decisions. We welcome the use of AI-assisted development tools, but expect candidates to demonstrate a strong understanding of the code they work with.
At Gravitywell, we believe that a variety of backgrounds and experiences help us to be a stronger, more innovative team. We want to harness our differences, and for every employee to feel that they are valued for being themselves at work. We take collective responsibility for maintaining a working environment where everyone feels comfortable, supported and is treated fairly and respectfully.