Senior Founding Engineer — AI-Driven IT Platform

Klyk; Acton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Klyk is building an AI-Enabled IT Operating System and seeks a Senior Founding Engineer to join as the second founding software engineer. You will shape the platform from zero-to-one, work with the CPTO and the founding team, and own architecture, tooling, and core features from Slack/Teams integrations to AI workflows.

The role suits someone who thrives in early-stage environments, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and values sustainability and impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience across the full stack.
• Strong TypeScript proficiency and modern web stack knowledge.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and scalable systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work with founding team and ship early products.

Responsibilities

• Build and shape the Klyk platform from zero-to-one.
• Own end-to-end features from user-facing Slack/Teams integrations to backend AI workflows.
• Define architecture, tooling, and engineering culture with autonomy.
• Collaborate with support, operations, cybersecurity, sales, and leadership.
• Translate business needs into scalable products and workflows.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

TypeScript

Full-stack

Cloud infrastructure

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Nest.js

SQL/No-SQL

Slack/Teams apps

Job description

Klyk is building an AI-Enabled IT Operating System and seeks a Senior Founding Engineer to join as the second founding software engineer. You will shape the platform from zero-to-one, work with the CPTO and the founding team, and own architecture, tooling, and core features from Slack/Teams integrations to AI workflows.

The role suits someone who thrives in early-stage environments, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and values sustainability and impact.