About the Role
Fifth Dimension is seeking an expert software engineer to architect and implement innovative AI technology, solving real business problems in document-heavy industries like real estate. You will own the complete lifecycle of core product capabilities, from customer conversations through architecture, implementation, deployment, and adoption, reporting to the CTO.
Responsibilities
- Own core product components while balancing technical excellence with business impact
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex features from initial concept to production deployment and customer adoption
- Collaborate with product and commercial teams to understand customer needs and translate them into robust technical solutions
- Leverage AI coding tools like Claude Code to accelerate development workflows
- Lead development of features solving complex customer challenges, including advanced data extraction systems, sophisticated workflow automation, and multi-step agentic content generation
- Implement data privacy and security by design
- Stay ahead of relevant research and technologies
- Mentor other engineers and help establish engineering best practices
- Invest in your own growth by taking on ambitious technical challenges and expanding your expertise
- Apply engineering philosophy: intellectual honesty, effective time management, clear communication, and innovation
Requirements
- Experience in high-growth startups or fast-paced tech environments
- Track record building software in organizations with excellent engineering practices
- History of owning end-to-end product development, from definition to delivery and customer adoption
- Strong Python skills with a track record of shipping customer-facing features on critical paths
- Experience building and maintaining high-quality APIs and integrations
- Proficiency with AI coding assistance tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code)
- Intellectual curiosity and honesty—digging deep into problems and sharing findings openly
- Proven ability to make technical decisions that balance immediate user needs with long-term architecture
- Exceptional communication abilities for explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences
- Ambition and resilience
- Commercial awareness—delivering continuous value to customers is essential
- Passion for personal growth and continuous learning
- Past experience in real estate, law, or finance (Nice to Have)
- Background with robust software testing and deployment practices (Nice to Have)
- Experience with component-based system design and microservices (Nice to Have)
- Contributions to open-source projects or broader technical communities (Nice to Have)
Skills
- Python
- AI coding assistance tools
- API development
- Integration development
- Data extraction
- Workflow automation
- Content generation
- Data privacy
- Security
- Software testing
- Deployment practices
- Component-based system design
- Microservices
Location
- London
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Expert software engineer
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000-300,000 per annum
Benefits
- Meaningful equity
- Tailored support for life's challenges (IVF, gender-affirming care, ADHD diagnosis, and more)
- Meaningful parental leave
- Other strong employment benefits
About the Company
- Fifth Dimension is bringing vibe working to document-heavy industries, working with real estate businesses in the US, EU and APAC.
- Our AI workspace transforms how large investment managers and developers handle leases, development documents, and investment decisions.
- We're a London and New York based startup with an ample runway, backed by Tier 1 European and American investors.
- Our founders, Johnny Morris and Dr. Kate Jarvis bring a powerful blend of expertise: Johnny has 17+ years applying data and analytics to Real Estate, while Kate holds a Stanford PhD and 12 years of executive experience across Silicon Valley and London startups.
- At Fifth Dimension, we're demanding yet encouraging, valuing experimentation and kind challenges.
- Our company values, Own It, Ship It, and Don't Be Boring, drive us to deliver exceptional results while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
