Job Description

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   As one of the first 15 employees, you&rsquo;ll get to work directly with the founders and Heron's senior team, working both on new initiatives &amp; making sure our products solve problems for existing customers.
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   We promote an outcome-focused, low-bureaucracy, engineering-first work environment with an emphasis on delivering customer impact at high velocity.
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 What we're looking for
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 We are not looking for specific frameworks, skillsets, and experiences. We value above all else folks who want to make real customer impact by building great software.
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   You thrive at solving tough problems
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    You enjoy breaking down challenging problems into simple &amp; well-designed solutions
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    You are fact-driven and want to measure the real impact of your work
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   You enjoy building products and making real-world impact
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    You take responsibility over end-to-end deployment of what you build
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    You like shipping code frequently, iteratively, and collaboratively
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    You value MVPs and customer impact over perfectly engineered systems
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    You care about scalable infrastructure &amp; process. Even better if you are the one to help improve / implement the system! e.g., DDD
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    You choose the best framework / technology for the task, even if you might have favourites. We work primarily in Python / Flask / FastAPI on the backend, Terraform / GCP for infra, and React / Javascript / Typescript / Vercel on the frontend, but are always experimenting with what framework enables the greatest performance and delivers the most value
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   You like to work in an fast-paced, high-growth, team-based environment
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    You are entrepreneurial. This means having a growth mindset, finding problems without being told about them, thinking independently about issues and clearly advocating your position, and taking full ownership of your work, even if things go wrong
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    You are a team player. You value diversity &amp; inclusion in the workplace, are a helpful teammate, and understand best practices for building products as part of a team e.g., code review / version control
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 Perks
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   Thursday company lunches (always vegan-friendly!)
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   Nest pension (UK) // 401k plans (US)
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   Free psychotherapy sessions via Spill
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   Flexible work from home policy
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   Remote December: we go remote for 6 weeks in Dec/Jan to facilitate long home visits or other extensive yearly travel
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   Private health insurance through Vitality (UK)/Oxford (US)
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   Cycle to Work Scheme
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