Software Engineer, Lottie
£60-80k
+ Equity
More information about location
A family's trusted guide to later life care
Be an early applicant
A family's trusted guide to later life care
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£60-80k
+ Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To elevate later life for everybody.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for someone who embodies "outcomes over output" - someone who cares deeply about solving real problems for care providers, not just writing code
- You have 1-4 years of hands-on software engineering experience with strong TypeScript skills and full-stack development across modern web technologies
- You're product-minded. You think about user outcomes, not just technical solutions. You can translate business requirements into elegant technical solutions
- You write code that others love to work with - clean, tested, and maintainable. You believe in continuous improvement and leave code cleaner than you found it
- You're obsessed with AI and actively experiment with LLMs, coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, …), and AI-driven productivity improvements. You understand both the potential and limitations of current AI tools
- You thrive with autonomy but love collaborating. You are a self-starter who can see tasks to completion while contributing meaningfully to team discussions and code reviews
- You ship fast and iterate. You prefer "good enough today" over "perfect next week" and optimise for learning speed over prediction accuracy
- You're genuinely curious about eldercare and motivated by our mission to transform how families find and access care
- You're eager to learn and stay current with technology trends, especially in AI and web development
- Sound like you but not quite 100%? Apply anyway - we're looking for potential and passion, not perfect CV match!
What the job involves
- The care sector is being transformed by technology, and we're looking for a Software Engineer to build a key part of this transformation
- You'll drive the implementation of features for Found OS, our next-generation SaaS platform that's revolutionising care home management
- You'll be working on the system that helps care providers manage enquiries, track occupancy, handle billing, and deliver better care to residents across the UK
- This is a hands-on role where you'll contribute to technical excellence while shipping fast
- You'll work across our full stack (TypeScript, Node.js, React, Kubernetes), and experiment extensively with AI
- Building high-impact features for FoundOS, collaborating closely with your cross functional team
- Writing clean, well-tested code that ships daily - we optimise for sustainable throughput and move fast
- Collaborating with Product and Design to contribute to feature decisions based on care provider needs and business outcomes
- Experimenting with AI tools and integrations to enhance both care provider workflows and internal productivity
- Contributing to our platform evolution and improving developer experience
- Contributing to our engineering culture of continuous improvement
- What problems will you be solving?
- Revolutionising care management with AI - You'll integrate AI to automate mundane tasks, provide intelligent transcriptions and offer predictive analysis, freeing up care providers to focus on what matters most - resident care
- Building the operational backbone of care homes - you'll develop the core FoundOS platform, building robust modules for enquiry tracking, resident occupancy, and billing. This work creates the essential tools care homes depend on daily to run their business efficiently and deliver excellent care
- Connecting the fragmented care ecosystem - You'll create seamless integrations with crucial accounting software (QuickBooks, Sage) and care planning systems. Your work will also feed FoundOS data into our marketplace, providing unique insights that help families find the right care for their loved ones
- Informing strategic decisions with data - You'll build comprehensive reporting and analytics dashboards that give care home operators the insights they need to optimise their operations and improve resident outcomes
Application process
- Screening interview led by Lottie’s Talent Acquisition Lead
- First round interview led by Hiring Manager
- Technical assessment interview with the Hiring Manager and one member of Lottie’s Senior Management Team
- Behavioural interview with Hiring Manager
- Final interview with Will Donnelly (Lottie’s Co-Founder & CEO)
- Candidate Experience: All candidates will be informed of their application status:
- Pre-Screen & First Interview: You'll receive an email notification, but no specific feedback will be provided at this stage
- Hiring Manager Interview: If you are unsuccessful after this interview, you will receive constructive feedback via email
- Case Study: If you are not successful after the case study, you'll receive constructive feedback via email and be offered a debrief call with our Talent Lead
- Final Interview: For final-stage candidates who are not offered the role, we will provide your feedback live via a phone call
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Choosing a care home is often a hugely daunting, complex, and expensive process, coming at a time that's already stressful enough. What's more, the UK's ageing population is growing at an increasing rate, putting more strain on social care than ever before. The result is that 44% of care seekers often ultimately regret their choice of care home, something that has had increasing attention since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lottie aims to address this in part by simplifying the process of finding the perfect care home for every individual's specific needs. Its online marketplace gives users all the tools to select and compare the UK's best-performing care homes, taking into account CQC reports, facilities, treatment methods, and location.
Having received investment, Lottie aims to continue its growth to reshape the future of the care industry. It is doing so with a strong emphasis on data and real-time information, collecting datasets that will be vital not just to its business operations, but potentially to the UK government and healthcare policy too.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2023
$21m
SERIES A
Jul 2022
$8.1m
SEED
Total funding: $33.1m
Company benefits
- 26 days holiday + Bank holidays
- Flexible working hours
- Everyone owns equity
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cashplan
- Wellness budget
- L&D budget
- A 3-night stay at Unplugged
- 2-weeks Work from anywhere
- 20-weeks full pay for Primary Parental Leave
- 8-weeks full pay for Secondary Parental Leave
- 2-weeks unpaid Carers Leave
- 5-days paid leave for those going through the IVF process
- Workplace Nursery Scheme
- Compassionate Leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Quarterly team events
Company values
- Ownership
- Impact
- Nimbleness
- Kindness
Company HQ
Bermondsey, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Will Donnelly
(Founder & CEO)Prior to Lottie, Will spent 5-years at CBRE where he advised on £2.5bn healthcare M&A deals, supported the NHS during COVID-19, and became an industry leading expert.
Julien Lavigne du Cadet
(CPTO)Before Lottie, Julien was CTO of Zoe where he was part of the leadership team that helped scale their products to millions and revenue from £0 to £100m ARR.
Laura Mahy
(VP Product)Laura started her tech career at Sainsbury's before becoming Deliveroo's first Product Manager. Following this, she's held leadership roles at Deliveroo, Habito and Zoe.
People progressing
Hannah joined Lottie as the company's first Care Expert (Customer Care) following spells in the charity and tech sectors. Since joining, Hannah has been promoted a number of times and is now the Customer Care Lead.
Ruby started as a 4-week Care Expert Intern during University, which was extended. After 1.5 years in the Care Expert team, Ruby moved over to the Marketing team to pursue her career in Social Media!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Lottie
Holly Leckenby Rye (Senior People Manager)
- Fostering an inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels valued and respected
- A wide range of inclusive benefits and policies
- Religious and cultural practices and holidays celebrated
- Job descriptions with inclusive language
- Quarterly anonymous employee engagement surveys
- Bias-free Performance Reviews with quantitive measures in place
- Employee Assistance Programmes
- A diverse social calendar to be inclusive of all employees
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