Product Engineer

Explore Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Opportunity for significant growth

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Explore Group is seeking a Product Engineer in London to shape the product and technical direction of an innovative tech company. The role involves designing and building scalable web applications using React and Node.js, and implementing AI powered functionality.

The ideal candidate will have strong full stack development skills, hands-on experience with AI technologies, and the ability to work in fast-paced environments. This position offers hybrid work arrangements and significant growth potential.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience building full stack applications.
• Expert skills in React and TypeScript.
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js.
• Experience with AI technologies like LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale customer facing web applications.
• Develop highly performant backend services and APIs.
• Contribute to system architecture and engineering best practices.
• Build AI powered functionality using Large Language Models.

Skills

Full stack applications

React

Node.js

AI technologies

TypeScript

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Job description

I'm currently working with a well funded early stage technology company that is rethinking how ambitious companies connect with exceptional talent through a highly scalable, product led platform.

They're building modern software that combines real time experiences, intelligent matching, and AI driven workflows to create a faster and more effective hiring experience for both candidates and employers.

As they continue to scale, they're looking for a Product Engineer to play a key role in shaping both the product and technical direction of the business.

Location

Hybrid, London

The Role

• Design, build, and scale customer facing web applications using React and Node.js
• Develop highly performant backend services, APIs, and platform infrastructure
• Work closely with founders, product, and design teams to ship new features quickly
• Build AI powered functionality using Large Language Models and modern AI tooling
• Explore opportunities to improve matching, automation, search, recommendations, and user engagement through AI
• Contribute to system architecture, technical strategy, and engineering best practices
• Take ownership of products from concept through to deployment and iteration
• Help build a world class engineering culture within a fast growing business

What They're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience building full stack applications
• Expert React and TypeScript skills
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js
• Experience designing and building scalable distributed systems
• Hands on experience with AI technologies, including LLMs, AI agents, retrieval systems, embeddings, prompt engineering, or related tooling
• Strong product mindset with the ability to balance speed and engineering quality
• Experience working within start ups, scale ups, or high growth technology environments
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work autonomously

Preferred Background

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another highly technical discipline
• Strong academic pedigree, ideally from a leading university
• Track record of building products used by large user bases
• Experience working directly with founders or senior leadership teams
• Exposure to marketplace platforms, talent products, recommendation systems, or AI driven consumer products would be advantageous

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working arrangement in London
• Opportunity to join an early stage business with significant growth potential
• High ownership and direct impact on product direction
• Exposure to cutting edge AI technologies and modern engineering practices
• Competitive compensation and long term growth opportunities

If you're interested in building AI enabled products that sit at the intersection of technology, community, and talent, I'd be happy to share more details.