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Full Stack Engineer

London, England, GB

$2.0k
6 days ago
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Summary

We are partnering with an early-stage, mission-driven company at the intersection of AI and national defence to appoint exceptional Full Stack Software Engineers.


This fast-growing organisation is transforming mission-critical combat planning and operational decision-making by building next-generation AI-driven software tools for western forces.


Founded in 2023, the company has already secured significant early-stage funding, including a $10m Seed round in 2024. The founding team is composed of ex-Palantir and ex-Open AI leaders. They combine deep sector knowledge with cutting-edge design and software engineering expertise to deliver state-of-the-art SaaS capabilities leveraging NLP, Generative AI, and reinforcement learning technologies.


Position location (hybrid): London (Shoreditch) or Paris (Le Marais)


We are seeking Full Stack Engineers who are passionate about using technology to solve complex, real-world problems with meaningful societal impact. You will be joining a highly collaborative and talented team that is revolutionising how operational planning is conducted at scale and speed.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Entrepreneurial ownership over strategic products and features, and play a critical role in delivering outcomes to customers
  • Build out core features that help users plan their operations or gain valuable insights into their data, including real time visualisation and collaboration on maps, timelines and documents
  • Help build and scale the team
  • Work as a hands-on individual contributor and problem-solver


Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience working with cross-functional software development teams
  • Experience shipping and iterating on production-grade software components professionally and / or in the open-source community
  • Ability to write robust, well tested, and well-designed code that frequently gets deployed to users
  • Strong understanding of product development and navigating large codebases
  • Located in London/Paris and open to working in office


Tech Stack:

  • Python FastAPI
  • Typescript + React
  • Open source LLMs
  • On premise deployments


Benefits Currently Offered (likely to improve as company grows):

  • 100% coverage for travel expenses
  • Childcare support
  • Min. 3 months fully paid parental leave
  • 25 days holiday + bonus days for company closure
  • Subsidised lunches in office
  • Gym membership
  • Private medical insurance
  • Subsidised coaching/training
  • Work-from-home allowance to cover office equipment, desk, chair, monitor etc.
  • Fertility support benefits, including financial support for IVF
  • Menstrual leave/congé menstruel
  • Company off-sites twice per year


Interview process:

  1. Introductory interview – 45 mins
  2. Coding interview – 60 mins
  3. Onsite Design and Product interviews + meet the team – half day in Paris
  4. Final interview with CEO – 30 mins



***This company is not currently offering sponsorship to foreign candidates. If you are not able to live and work in either Paris or London without sponsorship, please do not apply***

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