At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and scale an AI platform, solving complex problems and delivering impactful features.
- Company: Fast-growing AI startup with a focus on innovation and customer interaction.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on role, and the chance to shape technology and culture.
- Other info: Onsite role in London with excellent growth opportunities in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real difference in the AI landscape.
- Qualifications: 5-10 years of software engineering experience, strong skills in Python and TypeScript.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
A fast-growing AI startup is hiring an experienced
Software Engineer to help build and scale an autonomous AI platform used by service businesses to manage customer interactions and operations.
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building from the ground up, solving complex technical problems and working directly with customers.
You’ll have broad ownership across product, architecture and delivery, with the opportunity to shape both the technology and engineering culture as the business scales.
Role
- Staff Software Engineer
- What you'll be doing
- Build and ship core product features across Python, Type Script and cloud infrastructure.
- Own features end to end, from understanding customer requirements through to production delivery.
- Work directly with customers to scope technical solutions and translate operational problems into product features.
- Build scalable, event-driven backend systems and integrations with third-party platforms.
- Develop and improve AI-powered workflows, including voice and conversational AI capabilities.
- Make pragmatic engineering decisions, knowing when to move quickly with an MVP and when to invest in scalable foundations.
- Contribute to cloud architecture, infrastructure and deployment patterns across the platform.
- Set high standards around testing, documentation, security, reliability and engineering quality.
- Help mentor other engineers and influence technical direction as the team grows.
- What you'll need
- 5 to 10 years' experience across full stack or backend-focused software engineering.
- Strong commercial experience with Python and Type Script - ideally Async (Async Open AI)
- Experience building and scaling production AI products or integrating AI/ML capabilities into software.
- Strong backend engineering skills with experience designing scalable services and APIs.
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure and modern distributed systems.
- Understanding of event-driven architecture and asynchronous systems.
- Experience with Kubernetes, serverless infrastructure or modern containerised environments.
- Strong product mindset with the ability to work directly with customers and understand their operational challenges.
- High ownership mentality with the ability to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment.
- Comfortable working onsite in London five days per week.
- Nice to have
- Experience working with voice AI or conversational platforms.
- Background as an early engineer within a high-growth startup.
- Experience building integrations with CRM, scheduling or operational software.
This role would suit a senior engineer who wants significant ownership, enjoys solving difficult product and infrastructure challenges, and wants to help shape a high-growth AI business from an early stage.
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Product Engineer employer: Digital Waffle
Digital Waffle is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration in the energy sector. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, competitive compensation, and a commitment to sustainability, making it a rewarding place to contribute to the UK's critical infrastructure. Join us to be part of a team that values your expertise and empowers you to make a meaningful impact on the future of energy security.
