Senior Developer

Geovation Senior Developer - Salary £56,312 to £65,697 (dependent on experience) plus London Allowance - Farringdon, London- Hybrid working 

Ordnance Survey is one of the Britain’s most impactful technology and data companies.  We’re part of everyday life, with our data being used up to 40 times by the average person. We operate an invisible layer that enables the digital world to understand the physical world.

Geovation exists to expand this impact further, we want to push the boundaries of what is possible with location data.  We’re passionate about bringing entrepreneurs, innovators and geospatial experts together to solve real world problems in new ways.

Our Farringdon hub is a vibrant space where first-time founders collaborate with experienced entrepreneurs and geospatial specialists. It’s a place where ideas become reality. We host events, encourage creativity, and help build the next generation of data-driven applications.

Our incubation team builds and experiments directly with start-ups, helping them turn their ideas into products and building viable businesses around them.

About the Role: 

As a Senior Developer at Geovation you’ll be at the core of what differentiates Geovation from other start-up support programmes. You will deliver technical work as part of the Incubation team, working with start-ups to help them get the most value out of location data.  You’ll be helping entrepreneurs break new ground in the way geospatial data is used by working closely with and building their technology teams at the early stages of their business.

In this role, you will:

• Join existing start-up teams within the community to help them develop proof of concept (POC) trials using your knowledge to experiment in developing pragmatic solutions that maximise value while keeping costs and technical debt to a minimum. 

• Deliver 1-1 technical clinics, and other learning and coaching support to both technical and non-technical founders on a diverse range of technical topics including help on the best ways to use location data

• Be an advocate for the power of location data and the impact that start-ups have on creating new markets and industries for OS data and work with our partners to help this happen

• Be a key part of making the Geovation Hub is a vibrant creative place to work and a safe, inclusive, welcoming, and well-maintained space for members and visitors.  This includes involvement in events and activation as well as some formal Fire, health & safety responsibilities for the Geovation Hub, and ad-hoc tasks required as part of a small team running a busy coworking space.

Here is a snapshot of the technologies that we love:

• Python, Typescript, Azure, AWS, GitHub, QGIS, PostgreSQL(PostGIS), PGRouting. GraphHopper and FastAPI

• Mapbox Vector tiles, Maplibre, Mapbox GL JS, OpenLayers, Leaflet

• GPKG, GeoParquet, COGS, VRTs, ZARR and NetCDF

• We’re big advocates for Open source software ,it’s use, maintenance and adoption

You’ll need to demonstrate:

• Significant experience developing solutions in the technical domain, including experience working with:

  • Modern programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Typescript etc

  • Cloud stacks such as AWS, GCP or Azure;

  • Building solutions that use geospatial data, geospatial data tooling and standardised geospatial data formats ideally including the OGC standards

• You embrace lean and agile methodologies and can apply agile best practices when working with start-ups.

• You enjoy helping others and can excel at translating complex technical information for non-technical entrepreneurs in a calm, professional and supportive manner

• A proactive approach, desire and ability to be part of a flexible, small team that collaborates to achieve joint goals, regardless of the exact work to be done to support the whole Geovation team in the running of an active community and busy London co-working space.

The Rewards 

We want you to love what you do. That is why our benefits package rewards a job well done.

• Salary £56,312 –£65,697 (dependent on experience) plus London Allowance

• Performance related bonus up to 10%

• A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)

• 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining, (3 taken over Christmas) increasing by one day per year, to a maximum of 5 years

• Enhanced family leave, including up to 12 weeks paid partner (paternity) leave

• Free subscription to OS Maps

• Access to online learning platforms

• Coaching and Mentoring schemes

• Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits

At OS, we believe looking after your health and wellbeing means more than posters and events. We empower you to manage your work and life the way you need it by offering things like

• An extra days’ leave for each year you work, up to 33 days

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Hybrid working

• Free onsite parking at our modern HQ in Southampton

• We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances

• Eyecare Vouchers

• OS Explorers Nursery discount

• Cycle to Work scheme

• We believe that as a company we should give back wherever we can, so we give you 1 day a year to volunteer for charities that are important to you, as well as offering a match funding scheme

Location:

• The role is based at Geovation with a minimum of 3 full days in the Geovation Hub to provide direct support to startups working from the hub

• There may also be specific needs to be present in the Geovation Hub as part of Fire, Health and Safety responsibilities  – which may affect hours required in the Hub.

Security

OS conducts pre-employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS).

Some of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role.

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role, therefore you must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for employer sponsorship.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during the application process.

Research indicates that women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community members, neurodiverse individuals, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ordnance Survey, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’re enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other roles within Ordnance Survey.

Skills required for this role:

Computer Coding, Leadership, Production Services, Resilience Training, Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Waterfall Model, Web Development