Station X · recruitment
The country is an engineering problem.
NHS waiting lists, housing shortfall, planning measured in years. Decode the intercept. Then go and build.
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// The Mission
We recruit the people who will rebuild public infrastructure — outside government, in public.
The systems that run this country were designed for a world that no longer exists. 6.2 million people waiting for NHS treatment. 4.3 million homes short. Consent times measured in years.
Fixing Britain maps the machine. The dispatch board hands out work. This site is the gate: prove you can think, then join the registry.
No committees. No consultations. Station X is a clearance puzzle. The registry is the posting board.
Three ways
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Clearance puzzle, live posting, or the diagnosis. Pick the door that matches the time you have.
FAQ
6 Questions
Britain Builders is a registry and coordination platform for technologists working to rebuild Britain's public digital infrastructure. We connect skilled engineers with civic tech projects, track ecosystem activity, and build the tools the country needs.
No. Britain Builders is independent and non-partisan. We operate outside government but work alongside GDS and other digital services where interests align. Our independence lets us move faster and think longer-term than any administration.
Software engineering, data science, product management, UX design, policy analysis. If you can ship working software or analysis that changes how people understand problems, we need you. No specific credentials—we care about what you can build.
Join the registry at builders.fixingbritain.com. Browse open tasks across indexed projects. Contribute to existing work or propose new projects. Join the community channels to connect with other builders working on similar problems.
Currently most contributions are volunteer or self-funded. We're building toward partnerships with organizations who can fund full-time roles. The immediate value: portfolio credibility, network access, and visible impact on problems that matter.
Fixing Britain (fixingbritain.com) provides the analytical foundation—mapping interconnected challenges and evidence-based policy pathways. Britain Builders is the action layer—coordinating the people and projects to actually implement solutions.