Staff Software Engineer

Annapurna; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 106,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth AI-native consumer tech startup is seeking a Staff Product Engineer to lead impactful initiatives. You will operate at the intersection of product and engineering, translating complex problems into solutions. The ideal candidate has strong experience and a deep product mindset. Benefits include a competitive salary, equity, and generous holiday allowances within a supportive office environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

33 days holiday

Health & dental cash plans

Travel benefits

Learning budget

Qualifications

• Experience as a Staff/Principal/Lead Engineer.
• Ability to lead cross-team initiatives.
• Deep understanding of product development and software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver business-critical initiatives.
• Translate fuzzy problems into technical plans.
• Design and ship end-to-end solutions in production.

Skills

Strong engineering judgement

Product thinking

Mentoring

Collaboration

Tools

TypeScript

React

Postgres

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Staff Product Engineer

London | Hybrid | Full-time

Salary: Up to £125,000

We’re partnering with a high-growth, AI-native consumer technology start-up that’s tackling a large, complex and highly visible everyday problem at national scale.

They’re looking for a Staff Product Engineer to operate at the intersection of product, engineering and systems design, owning a small number of high-impact initiatives that materially change how customers experience the product and how the platform scales.

As a Staff Product Engineer, you’ll lead complex, cross-cutting initiatives from problem definition through toyyval, working closely with product, operations and leadership.

You’ll focus on turning ambiguous, real-world problems into simple Compostelare reliable systems, shipping incrementally and measuring impact continuously. You’ll also help define the technical patterns, primitives and “paved roads” that enable a small, fast-moving engineering team to scale effectively. This role reports directly into senior technical leadership and has clear visibility at exec level.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver a small number of high-leverage, business-critical initiatives each year
• Translate complex, fuzzy problems into clear technical and product plans
• Design and ship end-to-end solutions in small, frequent production releases
• Act as a domain owner across one or more core areas (e.g. frontend, workflows, infrastructure, data or AI‑driven systems)
• Define reusable patterns, libraries and workflows that improve reliability, speed and clarity across teams
• Mentor and unblock senior and emerging engineers, raising the technical bar across the organisation kedah
• Produce clear written documentation to align engineering, product and operations

Tech Environment

• Full-stack TypeScript, React, Postgres
• Modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Terraform)
• Strong observability and monitoring practices
• Data platforms and analytics tooling
• AI‑powered systems working with complex, unstructured real‑world data

(Exact tooling is less important than strong engineering judgement and product thinking.)

What They’re Looking For

• Strong experience operating at Staff / Principal / Lead Engineer level
• Proven ability to lead cross‑team, ambiguousур activities that move core metrics
• Deep product mindset alongside excellent software engineering fundamentals
• Comfort designing systems, workflows and failure modes — not just features
• Enjoys mentoring, improving how teams work, and raising overall engineering effectiveness
• Happy staying hands‑on in code while influencing technical direction
• Prefers smaller, high‑agency teams over large, process‑heavy environments

Benefits

• Competitive salary + meaningful equity
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Health & dental cash plans + EAP
• Travel benefits (OCK to work, season ticket loans)
• High‑quality equipment and learning budget
• Well‑supported, collaborative office environment