Founding Engineer

Manchester Digital; Remote; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A promising tech start-up in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer. As the first engineering hire, you will shape the company's architecture and standards, manage hiring, and oversee product development from inception to deployment. This role offers an opportunity to work across the full stack and the chance to make a real impact in improving mental health and wellbeing. Competitive salary up to £100k with benefits including 30 days annual leave and a remote-first work model.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Remote-first working

Qualifications

• Proven experience in full-stack development.
• Familiarity with TDD, CI/CD, IaC, and Observability.
• Strong understanding of system design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture, standards, and hiring processes.
• Oversee product development from design to deployment.
• Support systems in production effectively.

Skills

TypeScript / Node.js

AWS or GCP

Job description

Great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a tech start-up as their first software engineering hire.

The company is on a mission to improve the mental health and wellbeing of millions of people.

They’re well-funded and are looking to scale from R&D to Product, so this is an opportunity to build something entirely new and make a positive impact in the world.

You’ll report directly to the CTO and will be given the opportunity to hire a team, you’ll be responsible for helping to scale the company by playing a key role in shaping their architecture, standards, hiring, culture, and product direction from day one.

You should also expect to work across the full stack and every stage of the product lifecycle, from system design through to build, test, deployment and supporting systems in production, so you should be skilled in practices like TDD, CI/CD, IaC and Observability.

Skills:

• TypeScript / Node.js
• AWS or GCP

In return, you’ll be given real ownership in an early-stage start-up environment where you can shape direction and genuinely make an impact.

The money is good too – up to £100k plus benefits including 30 days AL plus bank hols and remote first working (1 day per month in London).

If you're interested and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I'll be in touch.