Junior Developer

Junior Developer (AI-Driven Product Team)About Built By The Trades

Built By The Trades is building a suite of AI-powered applications designed specifically for the home services industry. Our products focus on driving revenue, improving operations, and simplifying how trade businesses run day to day.

We are a fast-moving, product-focused team building multiple applications in parallel. This is not a maintenance role. This is a build role.

The Role

We are looking for a Junior Developer who wants to be part of building real products from the ground up.

This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is hungry to learn, move fast, and contribute to shipping features that customers actually use. You will work closely with senior developers and product leaders to build, test, and iterate on AI-powered applications.

You will be exposed to real product decisions, real customer problems, and real shipping timelines.

What You’ll Do

Build and ship product features

• Contribute to the development of web and mobile applications across our product suite
• Write clean, maintainable code with guidance from senior engineers
• Help take features from idea to production

Support AI-driven development

• Work with APIs and AI tools to integrate automation and intelligence into our products
• Assist in building and testing AI-driven features and workflows
• Continuously learn and apply new AI tools to improve development speed

Collaborate across teams

• Work closely with product, design, and leadership to understand requirements
• Provide input on how to improve features and user experience

Test and improve quality

• Help identify bugs and issues across applications
• Write and run basic tests to ensure product stability
• Support QA efforts and iterate quickly based on feedback

Learn and grow quickly

• Take ownership of smaller features and components
• Continuously improve your technical skills and development approach
• Ask questions, seek feedback, and iterate

What We’re Looking For

Core skills

• 1 to 3 years of experience in software development or equivalent hands-on experience
• Experience with modern web development (JavaScript, React, or similar frameworks)
• Basic understanding of APIs and how systems integrate
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git

Mindset and approach

• Strong bias toward action and getting things done
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Willingness to learn new tools, especially in AI and automation
• Problem-solver who can think through issues, not just execute tasks
• Takes ownership and follows through

Bonus experience

• Exposure to AI tools, LLMs, or prompt engineering
• Experience working on SaaS products
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar)
• Experience with integrations (CRM, accounting systems, etc.)

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• You are shipping code within your first few weeks
• You take ownership of features, even if small at first
• You actively contribute ideas, not just execution
• You get faster and more independent over time
• You help the team move faster, not slower

Why Join Built By The Trades

• You will be building real products, not just supporting legacy systems
• You will gain hands-on experience with AI in production environments
• You will work directly with decision-makers and product leaders
• You will grow quickly if you are willing to take ownership