Software Engineer

Ankar AI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech firm in London seeks a backend developer to build a leading AI platform that supports inventors. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of experience in software development, excels in a fast-paced environment, and is motivated by impactful work. Responsibilities include driving backend development, deploying AI applications, and working in agile sprints. Competitive salary and equity package available in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity package under EMI scheme

Flexible office-first policy

Visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in backend development and building software.
• Strong ability to work autonomously and take ownership of projects.
• Experience deploying production AI applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive backend development for a first-class platform.
• Ship products quickly, using one-week sprint cycles.
• Solve complex AI challenges for inventors.

Skills

Spring

.NET

C / C++

Go

React

OOP

C#

Data Structures

JavaScript

Software Development

Java

Distributed Systems

Tools

Java

Python

Elastic

Postgres

TypeScript

Job description

The way companies innovate is broken. The systems built to create and protect ideas can’t keep up with the pace of change. Today 90% of S&P 500 company value is intangible (e.g. IP) yet R&D and IP teams spend half their time buried in manual work sifting through patents and paperwork instead of pushing the frontier forward. The tools of creating and protecting are stuck in the past. We’re here to fix that.

Ankar is building the AI Platform for the Trillion Dollar Innovation Economy – a suite of tools that helps inventors explore, create and protect ideas. We’re removing the friction from the invention process starting with IP protection and expanding toward creation and exploration.

Vision Realization

We’re already seeing this vision come to life:

• Achieved $1M ARR with 75% of this coming in the last 5 months
• Loved by F500 companies & top law firms with 60% of new business from word‑of‑mouth
• Assembled a world‑class team from Palantir, Amazon and BCG to tackle the next frontier of invention creation and expand into a $1T market
• Raised $3M from Index Ventures, the founder of Hugging Face, the CEO of Datadog and product leaders from DeepMind and OpenAI

Roles & Opportunities

We’re now expanding the team and looking for builders who want to own ambitious projects autonomously, solve impactful & complex problems and do their best work at Ankar.

Responsibilities

• Build out a first‑class platform. You’ll be driving backend development in a high‑ownership environment, working across the full product space from building data pipelines to creating a user experience our customers love.
• Ship product at high velocity. Momentum is a defining feature of Ankar as we work on a one‑week sprint basis. We are the ideal place for builders who get energy from seeing the impact your work has on real customers as we iterate with our users each week.
• Create impact at the frontier of AI. We’re on a mission to solve the biggest challenges faced by inventors using LLMs and cutting‑edge software.

Qualifications

• Has a track record of building world‑class software. Ideally you have 2 years of experience building value‑adding products for end users from scratch.
• High agency and criticality. You own your work, approach problems critically and take pride in what you build. We create the environment to help you thrive as an owner.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced & ambiguous environment. You work quickly and iteratively. We work in one‑week sprints to ensure we are delivering value and leading the market.
• Bonus points: Has experience deploying production AI applications.

Additional Information

• Our stack: Java, Python, Elastic, Postgres, React, TypeScript
• Location: Hoxton Square, London (we operate an office first policy with flexibility)
• Contract: Full‑time
• Compensation: We pay competitive salaries and will reward you with a substantial equity package under the tax‑efficient EMI scheme.
• Hiring process: (1) 30min introductory chat (2) 1hr technical interview (3) 30min co‑founder chat (4) 2.5hr on‑site. The process can be as fast you want it to be.
• Visa sponsorship: Yes

Key Skills

• Spring, .NET, C / C++, Go, React, OOP, C#, Data Structures, JavaScript, Software Development, Java, Distributed Systems