At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build innovative web experiences for in-store shopping using cutting-edge technology.
- Company: Join a VC-backed stealth-mode company revolutionising retail with behavioural AI solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the future of retail from day one.
- Qualifications: Experience in full-stack development and familiarity with modern tech stacks.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
About algo1: We’re a VC-backed stealth-mode company building behavioural AI solutions for the retail industry. Our platform is designed from the ground up - no legacy, no patchwork systems - just a clean slate and a clear vision. Our mission is to bring the intelligence of modern machine learning directly to the in-store shopping experience.
The Role: We’re looking for a Full Stack Engineer to work closely with product, design, mobile, and machine learning team members to design & build experiences that re-define in-store shopping. We believe that agentic, LLM-driven workflows are here to stay and are looking for engineers who have embraced this and will bring a different perspective to our product development lifecycle.
You will help build engaging & intuitive web experiences and the event-driven & real-time backend services that power them. You’ll work across the stack, implementing highly responsive UI components and real-time data flows and APIs on a backend designed for scale & flexibility.
What You Will Own:
- Design and implement reactive, real-time web interfaces that help manage & redefine what is possible with in-store content personalisation.
- Contribute to distributed, event-driven backend services connecting our web experience with information from remote devices and external data sources.
- Model and manage structured and semi-structured data across storage layers.
- Integrate AI-driven personalisation and real-time insights into user flows.
- Contribute to overall system design: service boundaries, data ownership, scaling, and observability.
Essential Qualifications:
- Built modern full-stack applications (Python/Java/Go + React/ts).
- Worked with a variety of storage technologies (eg. Postgres, Mongo, Redis, Object).
- Experience with async and bi-directional communication protocols and patterns (eg. WebSockets, SSE).
- Designed and implemented event-driven distributed systems (eg. Kafka/Pulsar, RabbitMQ, MQTT, or similar).
- Actively utilising and experimenting with AI development tools (eg. Claude, Copilot, Cursor) to speed up iteration, prototyping and overall development.
Nice to Have:
- Built and deployed services on any major cloud providers' services (Azure, GCP, AWS).
- Experience with container orchestration and service containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Worked with real-time data collection and/or processing.
- Worked in an IoT or Edge-oriented architectures.
- Experience or knowledge in retail POS, inventory, or loyalty systems.
If you’re excited by the idea of shaping the future of retail and eager to make a real impact from day one, we’d love to hear from you.
Full Stack Software Engineer (Contract) in London employer: algo1
At Algo1, we pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that fosters a collaborative and dynamic work culture, perfect for those passionate about behavioural AI in the retail sector. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our focus on cutting-edge technology and best practices, providing ample opportunities for professional development while working alongside talented teams in a vibrant environment. Join us in shaping the future of retail with a clean slate approach, where your contributions will have a meaningful impact from day one.
