Our careers blog highlights the expertise and experiences of Goodlord's different team members.
Collaboration was key in the move to remote working during lockdown, and Goodlord's Product Design team saw it as an opportunity to learn and improve, as Product Designer Emir Alili explains.
Sometimes you hear engineering terms, without fully understanding what they mean in reality. Brian Muyambo, Front End Engineer at Goodlord, had this experience with microservices so he researched more about the topic - and this is what he learned.
Engineers at Goodlord are constantly searching for new ways to create the best user experience. Brian Muyambo, Front End Engineer at Goodlord, hunted for a way to easily bring animations to the platform and here he takes us through the results of his research.
Choosing the right job candidate can help a company grow at the right pace and in the right direction; choosing the wrong candidate can disrupt a company's careful planning. The engineering team is of particular importance to a tech-based company - so here's Donovan Frew, CTO, to take us through what recruitment look like for engineers at Goodlord.
Tech Week is always a big week for any engineering team, and it was no exception at Goodlord. Donovan Frew, CTO at Goodlord, takes us through what innovations the team worked on in celebration of Tech Week 2021.
Building a new product requires careful planning, analysis and constant learning, to increase the chances of its launch and uptake being a success. Here's Freddy Bruce, Product Manager, to explain the steps that we take at Goodlord.
Goodlord has one of the strongest cohorts of engineers in the proptech world. As we grow, the tech team needs to help move the whole company in the right direction, through the solutions that it provides. Selecting the right people with the right skills and mindset is critical, as Donovan Frew, CTO, explains.
There are plenty of product updates to communicate across Goodlord, every month. The challenge of the product team is to make sure that all other teams know what to share with customers, especially any changes that affect user experience, as Francesca Malpass, Product Manager, explains.
Goodlord's engineering team adapted quickly in 2020, but each change made was carefully thought out to stand the company in good stead in the long term, as Donovan Frew, CTO at Goodlord, explains.
We're celebrating International Women's Day, and we have plenty of female Goodlordians who are a success in their field. Here's just some advice they have to share, based on their own experiences, to help others - men and women - get ahead in their career.
The last couple of years have been difficult for us all. The pandemic forced us to be away from the office and it caused disruptions. The focus quickly switched to how we can maintain our standards, and it was more important than ever to maintain that sense of camaraderie we once had. Now that there’s light at the end of the tunnel and we’re slowly getting back to normality, I want to take this opportunity to look back at what helped us during this challenging period.
Topics: Engineering
Have you found yourself nodding along to a conversation about microservices - without fully understanding them? I used to find myself in meetings with more senior members of the team discussing the subject and honestly having no idea what was actually going on. If you find yourself in the same situation, what I've learned to better follow, understand and participate in conversations around microservices might help you stop plotting your escape into friendlier topics.
Topics: Engineering
When working on the Goodlord's cloud-based SaaS platform, we're always on the lookout for ways to improve the functionality of the software, and overcome various challenges to create positive outcomes in the most efficient way. Here's a case study around one such challenge.
Topics: Engineering
I can safely say that recruitment is the most difficult part of this job. You desperately need to expand the team, you know the right person will add tremendous value - but you only get a few short sessions to determine who fits into that category. It’s difficult to get it right every time and I'm still searching for the best process that will always leads to the right decision.
Topics: Engineering
Our Product and Engineering team held our annual Tech week last month and had a busy, and fun, time making a lot of positive changes to Goodlord's lettings platform. Here are just some of the things that they worked on, to give an idea of the type of innovations we make on a regular basis at Goodlord.
Topics: Engineering
One of the most exciting moments for a company is the rollout of a new product and this is no different at Goodlord. However, a significant swing and miss can break a company’s momentum - or even break its bank account. After months or years of development, many companies discover that customers are not willing to buy their new wares. However, there are steps you can take to obtain a more positive result.
Topics: Engineering
It goes without saying that different companies need different engineers. A good engineer for Google might not be a good engineer for Goldman Sachs might not be a good engineer for Goodlord. But this isn’t just down to technical skills, there are certain qualities that will make one engineer thrive in a particular environment but struggle in another. It is therefore important to identify these qualities when looking for new people to join our team.
Topics: Engineering
We’re very lucky to be a part of a fast-growing SaaS B2B2C business - the work is interesting, exciting, challenging, and rewarding. As product managers, we’re smack bang in the middle of everything and we play a central role in driving the business’ growth. But with rapid growth comes growing pains.
Topics: Engineering
At Goodlord, 2020 wasn’t just about adapting and responding to Covid-19 in the short term. Although the post-Covid world was hard to predict, we knew people would still be letting, so we were careful to maintain a long-term view of the future in every decision we made.
Topics: Engineering
Are you looking to succeed in business? Many of our female Goodlordians have found success in their fields. In celebration of International Women's day, here are just a few of their top business tips, insights and advice to help you get ahead in your career - regardless of your gender.
Topics: Engineering
