Full Stack Developer (£90k+) at Plinth.uk
Summary
Full Stack Developer building Plinth's London platform used by 1,500+ charities to manage grants, safeguarding, and reporting. Day to day you own features end-to-end — writing full-stack TypeScript with React and Node.js, including AI impact reporting and charity data-migration tools — in a small, high-autonomy team with no PMs.
Job Title
Full Stack Developer
Salary
£90k+
Company Description
Plinth.org.uk is a fast-growing London-based platform powering £55 million in annual charitable funding for over 1,500 organizations. By building a comprehensive system of record for the underserved charity sector—which is larger than the advertising and restaurant industries combined—they are radically increasing funding and efficiency for local organizations through AI-driven tools.
Job Description
You will build a comprehensive platform used by 1,500+ charities to manage grants, safeguarding, and reporting. Working in a high-autonomy team of 15, you’ll own features from ideation to production. This role is perfect for a capable generalist who wants to ship quality code without the friction of endless meetings or project managers.
Location
London, UK
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-leverage engineering culture with no PMs, no daily scrums, and a "never the delay" mentality that prioritizes shipping quality software over bureaucracy.
- The platform is experiencing massive traction, managing £55 million in annual funding with 4x year-on-year growth and a user base of over 1,500 charities.
- You have complete freedom to define your own role and use any AI tools you prefer, supported by a leadership team that values mission-driven output over years of experience.
What You Will Do
- Write clean, scalable TypeScript code across the full stack using React and Node.js to solve complex problems for foundations and local charities.
- Architect and build new features like grant management systems, AI impact reporting, and safeguarding tools from initial concept to production maintenance.
- Build sophisticated migration tools to help charities transition from manual spreadsheets and legacy systems onto Plinth.org.uk’s unified system of record.
The ideal candidate
- A capable generalist with multiple years of experience shipping production code and managing complex systems, ideally having owned products from end-to-end.
- Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript is essential, with additional experience in Node.js and Elasticsearch considered a significant advantage for this role.
- A mission-driven individual who values "childish enthusiasm" and transparency, preferably with previous experience or a deep interest in the charity or non-profit sector.