Stealth Neoservices Firm | Software Engineer | London | Competitive Salary (£80-90K) + Stock Options
About the Company:
Our partner is an early-stage, well-funded technology company building a new category of services business.
Founded by a team with backgrounds across leading enterprise technology, high-growth SaaS, venture capital and product-led companies, the business is taking a different approach to how traditional service companies operate, scale and distribute their offering.
They are building what they describe as a Neoservices firm, combining software, operational transformation and deep service delivery expertise to modernise established service businesses from the inside out.
Company highlights include:
- $12m pre-seed round
- Founding team with deep enterprise, SaaS and venture experience
- Backed by angels from leading AI, developer tooling and deep technology companies
- Greenfield build, with the first engineers shaping the platform from the ground up
- Minimal product built so far, but clear product-market fit signals
- Acquired a trusted technology services provider to act as its first operating platform and customer zero
- Immediate access to 150+ end-customers and visibility into significant customer P&L
About the Role:
They are seeking a Software Engineer to join the early team and help build the company's core platform from scratch. This is a high-ownership role for an engineer who wants to work closely with the founders, shape early technical decisions and build software around real operational problems.
The company has acquired a trusted technology services provider as its first operating platform, giving the engineering team direct access to real workflows, real customers and real business problems from day one.
Responsibilities:
- Build the first version of the company's core platform and internal tools.
- Work across the stack, from product features to backend systems and data workflows.
- Turn real operational problems into simple, useful software.
- Work closely with founders, operators and customers to understand what needs to be built.
- Help shape early architecture, engineering standards and product direction.
- Explore how automation, AI and data can improve how traditional service businesses operate.
Ideal Background and Experience:
- 3-5 years software engineering experience in a startup, scaleup or high-ownership technical environment.
- Full-stack or backend-leaning background preferred.
- Experience building products or systems from an early stage.
- Strong product instincts and an interest in solving real business problems.
- Comfortable working across ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
- Experience with internal tools, workflow automation, data-heavy products, AI-enabled products, enterprise software or SaaS would be valuable.
- Comfortable working closely with founders and non-technical teams.
Personal Profile:
- Product-minded and practical.
- High ownership and comfortable moving quickly.
- Excited by greenfield building.
- Curious about how businesses operate.
- Strong communicator.
- Collaborative and hands-on.
- Motivated by building something from zero to one.
Compensation:
- Competitive salary (£80-90K).
- Stock options.
- Competitive benefits package.
