Full stack developer

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization seeks a motivated technical expert to enhance access to crucial environmental and financial data. This role focuses on developing the EU Nature Dependency Dashboard, utilizing cutting-edge tools to assess nature-related risks. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to transparency and accountability in finance, while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact on global sustainability efforts. If you're passionate about technology and the environment, this is the role for you!

Benefits

36 days of annual leave

Employer pension contribution of 7%

Dental and eye-care coverage

Wellbeing and physiotherapy support

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts and cashback deals

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in software development with a focus on backend frameworks.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and database management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the EU Nature Dependency Dashboard.
• Work collaboratively to enhance accessibility of environmental data.

Skills

Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django)

PostgreSQL

AWS

Git (GitHub)

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Geospatial data visualization

Headless CMS experience

Automated testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

WordPress

Job description

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Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide.

Nature-related Finance: Nature loss poses material risks to financial institutions, as studies show more than half of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Lack of high-quality nature-related data is one of the biggest obstacles holding financial institutions back from addressing nature-related risks. Global Canopy innovates to increase the scope, quality and accessibility of freely available data. We work to enable investors, lenders, insurers, financial regulators and others in the sector to identify and mitigate their impacts and dependencies on nature – and to seize the opportunity of investing in nature-positive solutions. Our work on nature-related finance centres on three collaborative flagship projects, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), ENCORE and The Little Book of Investing in Nature.

Role overview

An exciting opportunity for a creative and highly motivated candidate with strong technical expertise to help increase Global Canopy's impact by making world-leading environmental and financial data more accessible to our key audiences in the finance sector, business, government and civil society.

The role will focus on the ENCORE tool which helps governments, central banks, financial institutions and businesses assess their nature-related risks and impacts around the world. This is Global Canopy's all-encompassing tool: while Trase and Forest 500 focus mostly on agriculture and deforestation, ENCORE's ambition is to connect all types of economic activities to many more forms of nature depletion globally. It is developed in partnership with UNEP WCMC and UNEP FI.

The primary goal for this role will be the creation of the EU Nature Dependency Dashboard in a new website.

Due to the collaborative nature of our work, candidates must be based in a time zone within +/- 4 hours of GMT/BST (UK time). To apply for the position, please submit an up-to date CV and answers to the questions in the application.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:

• Knowledge of python frameworks for the backend, such as FastAPI, Flask or Django
• Experience querying PostgreSQL databases, potentially using SQLAlchemy as an ORM
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Knowledge of source control using git (GitHub or similar).
• Self-starter, happy working in a small team with a large degree of independence
• A keen eye for quality, and an appreciation of the importance of automated testing
• A desire to follow industry standard software development processes.
• 3+ years experience
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tooling, preferably terraform
• Experience creating robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Experience with using WordPress in a headless fashion, or other headless CMS experience
• Knowledge of the NRF domain
• Experience creating visualisations of geospatial data.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes.

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website.

We aim to maintain an anonymous shortlisting process, please do NOT include your name in the cover letter you submit with your application.

This role sits within Band C on Global Canopy’s remuneration framework.

Nature of contract

Full time or part time at 0.8 FTE. Fixed term until end of November 2027. We are a flexible employer and welcome candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Base

Our office is in Oxford, with flexible home-working arrangements in place. Due to the collaborative nature of our work, candidates must be based in a time zone within +/- 4 hours of GMT/BST (UK time).

Holidays

36 days (including bank/public holidays) for discretionary use across the annual leave year. Option to purchase up to an additional 5 days or equivalent of one week’s leave.

Pension

Employer pension contribution of 7%.

Covering dental fees, eye-care, wellbeing, physiotherapy, chiropody and much more – for you and any children.

Group Life Assurance

Paying a lump sum of 3 times annual salary.

Group Income Protection

Paying 75% of annual salary for up to 2 years (for long term sickness).

Employee Assistance Programme

Which provides free, confidential advice on personal and legal matters.

Other

Huge range of discounts and cashback deals at gyms, restaurants, holidays, and much more.