Software Engineer

Title - Software Engineer

Salary: 49407 - 59288

Location - London

About CDP:

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the worlds only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.

Partnering with leaders in enterprise capital policy and science we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24800 companies and almost 1000 cities states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the worlds institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.

Our team is truly global united by our shared desire to build a world where people planet and profit are balanced. Visit or follow us @CDP to find out more.

About the Team:

The Scoring Engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining CDPs scoring capabilities. We work in a cross-functional squad collaborating closely with product design QA and infrastructure to deliver improvements in scoring efficiency accuracy and proficiency.

About this role:

As a Software Engineer at CDP youll work within a collaborative cross-functional squad to help develop and maintain CDPs core digital platform. Youll contribute to feature development support team delivery and grow your skills across our modern tech stack. This is a great opportunity to learn from experienced engineers while working on meaningful products that support global environmental action.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with engineers QA and product teammates within a squad

• Write clean maintainable code using tools such as React TypeScript NodeJS and Python

• Contribute to feature development bug fixing and platform improvements

• Participate in code reviews and learn from technical feedback

• Assist in writing and maintaining technical documentation

• Test and debug code to ensure platform stability and performance

• Stay curious and seek opportunities to learn new tools practices and approaches

• Contribute ideas during sprint planning reviews and retrospectives

Actively contribute to an effective and engaged team clear on its purpose and contribution by:

• Ensure clarity on expectations through regular 1:1s clear objectives and development conversations

• Contribute to a respectful and inclusive workplace with open communication and knowledge sharing

• Live CDP values and demonstrate appropriate behaviours for the role

Internal stakeholders: Engineering Product QA

Were looking for:

• Proficiency with at least one modern programming language (e.g. JavaScript/TypeScript Python)

• Understanding of web development concepts and frameworks such as React or NodeJS

• Enthusiasm to learn cloud-based development (e.g. Azure) and CI/CD practices

• Attention to detail and willingness to learn through feedback and collaboration

• Exposure to Agile working environments (advantageous)

• Clear communication and a team-first mindset

• Motivation to use your skills to support sustainability and climate impact

Nice to have:

• experience with AI knowledge of AI tools and systems

Salary and benefits: The salary banding for this role is 49407 - 59288/year 30 days holiday plus bank holidays generous non-contributory pension provision Employee Assistance Programme life assurance training and development flexible working opportunities and other benefits.

Final offer amount depends on multiple factors such as candidates experience and expertise geographic location total compensation and market data.

This is a permanent role based at CDPs London office. Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK and live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week. We cannot sponsor this role.

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Howtoapply:

Please upload your CV in English via the application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged.