Senior Software Engineer

About this role

# Senior Software Engineer -Product & Platform

Security · Reliability · Growth

Company: Kew Reach

Product: Palette; an urban planning tool for biodiversity and resilience gain

Location: UK-based · remote-first or hybrid options available (where remote first, occasional London / team days are required)

Type: Full-time · permanent

Reports to: CEO

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

# About Kew Reach

A better future for people and planet, made possible through the power of a thriving and resilient natural world.

Launched in 2024, Kew Reach is a joint venture with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, set up to deliver nature-based solutions to restore ecosystems in any setting. We accelerate nature-positive action at scale, grounded in scientific expertise, shaped by creative thinking, and sustained through collaboration. We put the knowledge of more than 500 scientists and a global network of specialists directly into the hands of the professionals shaping the built and natural environment, so they can make defensible, climate-resilient decisions about nature restoration projects of every size, from ecosystem regeneration to urban development.

What We Do

We offer an end-to-end service guided by the Kew Method, spanning baseline assessment, climate-informed design and delivery, species sourcing, long-term monitoring and capacity building, ensuring every project is credible, resilient and delivers measurable nature gain.

This spans three Labs: the City Lab, bringing climate-resilient planting and green infrastructure into city and development environments; the Restoration Lab, turning degraded land into resilient, biodiverse ecosystems; and the Infrastructure Lab, delivering nature-based solutions for major capital projects. Capacity building runs through all three, equipping local teams and institutions to sustain nature-positive action after handover.

Behind all of it: 500+ Kew scientists, 400 collaborating insti...