Senior Software Engineer

<p><strong><em>Title - Senior Software Engineer</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Salary: </em></strong><span><strong>£70,000 - £80,000</strong></span></p><p><strong><em>Location - London</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>About CDP:</em>  </strong></p><p>CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.</p><p>Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.</p><p>Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.</p><p><strong><em>About the Team:</em></strong></p><p><span>The Scoring Engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining CDP’s 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.</span></p><p><strong><em>About this role:</em></strong></p><p>As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, maintaining and improving CDP’s central digital platform. You will contribute technical expertise to scalable systems development, mentor other engineers, and work cross-functionally to deliver high-quality solutions that support CDP’s environmental mission.</p><p><strong><em>What you will do:</em></strong></p><ul><li><p>Report to a Lead Engineer and work collaboratively within a cross-functional squad</p></li><li><p>Write clean, high-quality, well-documented code using modern programming languages and frameworks (React, TypeScript, NodeJS, Python)</p></li><li><p>Perform regular code reviews to uphold high standards of quality, maintainability, and security</p></li><li><p>Optimise application performance and ensure the scalability of core systems</p></li><li><p>Contribute to architectural and design decisions in partnership with product and engineering leads</p></li><li><p>Help refine requirements and offer technical insight during sprint planning and reviews</p></li><li><p>Maintain and improve internal technical documentation</p></li><li><p>Mentor junior engineers and support peer learning and technical growth</p></li><li><p>Stay informed on emerging technologies and propose relevant improvements</p></li></ul><p>Actively contribute to an effective and engaged team, clear on its purpose and contribution, by:</p><ul><li><p>Ensuring you know what is expected of you, through regular 1:1’s, having clear objectives in place, and participating in open and honest performance and development conversations</p></li><li><p>Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference.</p></li><li><p>Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to your position.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Internal stakeholders:</strong> Engineering, Product, QA, UX/UI, DevOps<br><strong>External stakeholders:</strong> None (unless integrating with third-party APIs or platforms)</p><p><strong><em>We're looking for:</em></strong></p><ul><li><p>Strong hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, NodeJS, and Python</p></li><li><p>Experience building cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure (e.g. Azure DevOps, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Power BI)</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform (preferred)</p></li><li><p>Comfort working in Agile and DevOps environments</p></li><li><p>Experience contributing to large-scale, multi-product software systems</p></li><li><p>Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams</p></li><li><p>Knowledge or interest in climate tech, sustainability, or environmental data platforms</p></li></ul><p><span><strong>Nice to have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>experience with AI, knowledge of AI tools and systems</span></p></li></ul><p><strong>Salary and benefits</strong>: The salary banding for this role is <span>£70,000 - £80,000</span>/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.</p><p>Final offer amount depends on multiple factors such as candidates experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data.</p><p>This is a permanent role based at CDP’s 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.</p><p><strong><em>Before you apply</em> :</strong></p><p><em>We’ll</em> <em>only use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, see</em> our <a target="_blank" href="https://cdpworldwide.teamtailor.com/privacy-policy"><em>applicant’s</em> <em>privacy notice</em></a><em>. By uploading your CV and covering letter, you are </em>permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.  </p><p><strong><em>How to apply: </em></strong></p><p>Please upload your CV in English via the application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged.</p>