Staff Engineer

Few&Far; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A Series A consumer tech company in London is seeking a Staff Engineer skilled in TypeScript, React, and Node.js. You'll lead architecture efforts, mentor engineers, and handle both hands-on coding and technical leadership in a flat-structured, fast-paced environment. The team focuses on building a platform that impacts consumers while providing meaningful equity options. Ideal candidates will have prior startup experience and a mindset for scaling innovative systems.

Benefits

Meaningful equity

High ownership

Strong technical culture

Qualifications

• Strong experience with TypeScript for building scalable applications.
• Previous experience in a startup environment highly valued.
• Ability to take ownership of complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and system design for a TypeScript/React/Node/AWS stack.
• Build distributed workflows for project efficiency.
• Deliver end-to-end features in coordination with product and design teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

AWS

Job description

Staff Engineer – TypeScript React / Node / AWS | three days in office, London | up to £100-120k + equity

Looking for a Staff Engineer to join a Series A consumer tech company building a platform used to automate complex household decisions. Work directly with the CTO in a small, high-talent engineering team (~10 engineers) with big technical ownership.

What you’ll do

• Lead architecture + system design across a TypeScript / React / Node / AWS stack
• Build distributed workflows (Temporal or similar)
• Ship end-to-end features with product + design
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering standards

What we’re looking for

• Senior / staff-level engineer with strong Typescript experience
• Startup / founding engineer mindset
• Experience scaling systems in high-growth environments

Why join

• High ownership, flat structure, strong technical culture
• Real consumer impact + meaningful equity
• Mix of hands‑on coding and technical leadership