About us

The brightest solutions to the biggest challenges

We’re a team of highly-experienced software engineers and we work with reliable local partners that complement our skill sets. Our founders have worked together since 2006 and have a combined 50 years of software engineering experience, as well as 15 years of product management.

We have a long history of working with AI tools, both commercially and experimentally. Three of the co-founders have a Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence and have applied different machine learning techniques as well as genetic algortihms to solve clients’ challenges.

How we operate

We’re professional, open-minded and agile, and we’ll ensure you get the best possible solution for the budget available. We’ve worked with great clients ranging from small Brighton boutiques to international charities like WWF and global banks like JP Morgan. Read more about how we deliver on time and on budget.

As well as client-driven projects we also build our own applications. Have a look at some examples of our work.

It’s all about the BrightMinded family

As a company, we believe that every member of our team should have the opportunity to shape our future.  We absorb feedback from the team as often as possible and deliver change where necessary.  Our team is a friendly and approachable bunch who have a mature outlook on their work.  We like to think of ourselves as a family and encourage growth, development and freedom of each individual.

We value diversity and promote being equal

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create an environment that delivers better results.  Diversity and inclusion fuel innovation!

We are all valued and we are all welcome.  We aim to create a BrightMinded family that is a true representation of our ever changing society.

It’s good to talk

BrightMinded aims to create and promote an environment that supports and promotes the mental wellbeing of all our BrightMinded family.  We are proud to have a mental health first aider in our team to promote the mental wellbeing of all of our team.  The team is able to talk openly about their job and mental health problems without fear!

We have developed a culture based on trust, support and mutual respect within the workplace.

Sustainability first

We strive to be a leader in environmental  sustainability and believe that a successful future for our organisation and customers depends on the sustainability of the environment, communities and economies in which we operate.

• We off-set the carbon emissions generated by our business by participating in a local tree planting scheme.

Community

We care about the world we live in and strive for the best future for all of us. We try to collaborate with the community as much as we can to help others.

We know how important it is to support our youngest generations. That’s why we offer summer internships to local university students, we support local GCSE students with workday placements, and we participate in presentations and workshops at Universities to talk about student employability.

We support local charities and community groups through charitable fundraising and also encourage staff involvement in voluntary community initiatives. We also support the Open Source code initiative and have contributed to projects like WordPress, Auto-GPT , LangChain and CiviCRM.

We care about what our workplace does to the community. Our offices are based at Platform 9, a place with strong sustainable business practices and ethical values. Their multiple charity partnerships help the community by raising awareness on multiple topics like mental health, food waste and hunger, fast-fashion consumption, wildlife care, etc. Also, their offices are dog friendly.

Limits

We are a business and to generate a profit we work with a multitude of people and organisations. We have no ambition to tell anyone how to live their life or how to run their business. However, we do draw a line when it comes to the people we buy goods and services from, the people we partner with and even the people we work for. We will not work for or with companies that we feel fall below our ethical standards. This is often a judgement call, but as a guideline here are some types of companies that fall into that category:

• Those involved in the arms trade
• Those involved in animal abuse
• Those causing excessive environmental destruction
• Those promoting violent behaviour
• Those promoting extremist religious behaviour

Our staff

We know that our staff is our single most important asset. Without the dedication of our team we would quickly fail as a company, therefore we try to treat our staff as best as we can. We offer several benefits that we hope will allow anyone at BrightMinded to live a comfortable and enjoyable life, in and out of the office. Our current package includes private healthcare insurance, a cycle to work scheme, a yearly self-development budget, and flexible working.

We believe that justice and fairness is the route to go, our partnership with the Living Wage Foundation ensures that our employees earn a wage which is fair and enough to live on.