At Great Yellow we're looking for a Software Engineer (backend) to join our team.

About the job

We’re building a new generation of tools to make complex environmental programme data simple, clear, and actionable, to help organisations accelerate nature recovery across the UK.

To do this, we’re looking for a backend-focused engineer, reporting to the Head of Engineering and working closely with the Product Lead and Senior Software Engineer. This role is hands‑on and impact‑heavy: designing and shipping APIs and services, shaping our data model, and building reliable pipelines that turn messy, multi‑source inputs into trusted information. You’ll focus on delivery and execution while keeping a pragmatic 0→1 mindset.

You’ll thrive here if you like owning problems end‑to‑end, from design doc and prototype to production rollout and iteration. Expect a modern, cloud‑first stack (AWS/Cloudflare), strong use of managed/serverless services, and a collabora...