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Software Engineer

The Engage Partnership Recruitment

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 90,000

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Job summary

Join a dynamic startup as a Founding Full Stack Engineer, where you'll shape the technical direction and culture of a pioneering team. Collaborate with experienced founders in healthcare, fintech, and AI to build impactful solutions. This hands-on role offers the chance to influence everything from architecture to product direction, all while working in a hybrid environment. If you're adaptable and thrive in fast-paced settings, this opportunity is your chance to make a significant impact early on.

Qualifications

Experience in early-stage product teams is essential.
Proficiency in modern frontend and backend technologies is required.
Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on speed and scalability.

Responsibilities

Build core features prioritizing performance, reliability, and security.
Contribute across the full stack from API design to polished UIs.
Own debugging and optimization in production environments.

Skills

React

Next.js

Java

Kotlin

PostgreSQL

AWS

Python

Django

Flask

SQL

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Founding Full Stack Engineer

Help build the foundational product of a fast-moving startup transforming healthcare operations!

We’re hiring a Founding Full Stack Engineer to join an early-stage team at the intersection of healthcare, fintech, and AI. Working closely with the CTO, you’ll help shape the architecture, tech stack, and culture from the ground up. This is a hands-on role where you’ll ship meaningful features fast and influence everything from engineering practices to product direction.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Building core features and infrastructure, prioritising performance, reliability, and security
Contributing across the full stack from API design and backend architecture to polished UIs
Working with Product and Ops teams to translate real-world problems into software
Owning debugging and optimisation in production environments
Establishing technical foundations and best practices for future hires to build on

(And if you don’t tick every box – that’s okay. We’d still love to hear from you.)

The Stack:

React, Next.js, Java, Kotlin, PostgreSQL, and AWS

But they’re also open to engineers with strong experience in other modern stacks, including Python, Django, or Flask - as long as you're adaptable and comfortable working across systems.

What They’re Looking For:

Experience working in an early-stage or fast-growing product team
Proficiency in modern frontend and backend technologies
Strong experience with SQL, particularly PostgreSQL
Production-level problem solving, with an eye on speed and scalability
High ownership mindset and comfort making technical decisions in ambiguous situations
Clear, proactive communicator who works well across disciplines
Comfortable working with urgency, but without cutting corners
Prioritises high-impact work and thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Learns quickly, iterates fast, and values feedback and collaboration
Experience with payments, embedded fintech, or conversational interfaces
Exposure to LLMs, agentic AI, or intelligent automation
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and dev workflow best practices in small teams

Why This Role?

Shape the technical direction and culture of an early-stage team
Collaborate with experienced founders who’ve scaled startups before
Work on meaningful problems with potential for industry-wide impact
Hybrid working (3 days/week) in a central London office
Autonomy, ownership, and the chance to make your mark early

Interested? Let’s talk - email Thana@engagewithus.com or call 0117 450 7706

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development and IT System Custom Software Development

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