Founding Software Engineer Up to 90,000 equity UK Remote Were working with an early-stage startup thats on a mission to transform how frontline roles are hired.The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.Their product is an AI-powered, voice-first platform designed to streamline and humanise the hiring processalready live, gaining traction, and used by paying customers.Theyre now looking for a Founding Engineer- their first in-house technical hire.This is a unique opportunity to join a startup with strong early momentum, work on a product already in production, and have a major hand in shaping both its future and the internal engineering culture.As Founding Engineer, youll: Take ownership of the technical stack and evolve the system architecture Write and maintain clean, scalable code across the full stack (Node.js, Next.js, MongoDB) Improve system performance, reliability, and monitoring as usage scales Develop internal tooling and automation to support fast, safe deployment Collaborate closely with Product to deliver new customer-facing features Help establish engineering practices and play a key role in growing the team Youll initially work alongside a small group of experienced contract engineers whove built the product to date, with plans to scale the in-house team in the near term.Tech Environment Stack: Next.js, Node.js Infrastructure: MongoDB Atlas, Heroku Tools: Auth0 (auth), AWS S3 (file storage), WebSockets Voice & AI: Twilio, OpenAI, ElevenLabs Who Were Looking For Be a senior full-stack engineer with experience in fast-moving startup environments Have a strong track record of architectural decision-making and scaling systems Be comfortable working across the stack and building quickly from 01 Prioritise clean, maintainable code and performance Thrive in a small team, wearing many hats and taking full ownership of projects Why Apply? The product is live and delivering value, with growing customer usage Recently secured funding with over 12 months of runway Ground-floor opportunity with significant equity High-impact workhelping people access jobs more efficiently A chance to shape the engineering culture and team from day one If you're a seasoned engineer looking for a high-impact role at an early-stage startup- and you want the freedom to build, lead, and shape from the ground up- please apply.
Job Title
Senior Software Engineer