Full-Stack Software Engineer Who Loves Product (Python/Django) in London

We are a London-based team of YC-backed entrepreneurs and developers trying to invent the future of clothes shopping for men by using a combination of algorithms and stylists. Our goal is to create the new global default for how men buy clothes. We are live, have lots of customers who absolutely love the product, and revenues are growing very quickly.

One of our ancillary goals is to build one of the best engineering teams and cultures anywhere in the world. This means putting a lot of time into ensuring we only hire truly exceptional developers and creating the best working environment possible. You will work alongside exceptional developers, including our co-founder/CTO who was formerly a lead engineer at Google.

You will work every day with an awesome technology stack consisting of Python, Django, Git, Debian, Redis, jQuery, Jenkins, PostgreSQL, Gunicorn, and many other technologies. We place a high value on learning and personal growth, so you will have time to learn new technologies and attend conferences at the company’s expense.

As employee number 12 and engineer number 4, you will work directly with the founders and the rest of the outstanding technical, design, product, and styling team in our office in Shoreditch, London to build the core features that will improve people’s wardrobes and in turn their self-confidence and happiness. You will be in charge of taking ideas from the whiteboard all the way through to them being live, tracking the results, and iterating to make them better.

This role is especially suited to someone who wants to found their own startup one day. All our current team are future founders, and we view working here as an entrepreneurial bootcamp that will give you the necessary skills and experience to launch your own company in the future.

Are you the one? You are, if you:

• Love agile development, working independently on your own challenges, and together in a team on the bigger vision
• Are completely fluent in at least one scripting language such as Python, Perl, PHP or Ruby and have experience with web frameworks and the MVC concept
• Have used MySQL or PostgreSQL extensively and know your way around Apache, nginx or other servers
• Get excited by the idea of scaling web apps to millions of users
• Often find yourself as the best developer in your peer group, and want to be at a place with other exceptional engineers where you can learn and grow as a person
• Get obsessed about the problem you’re solving and don’t stop until you’ve cracked it
• Have a thirst to learn new skills and technologies, and can pick things up easily
• Want to have fun building lots of new features and get stuff done
• Are full of positive energy, relish the thought of being part of a small, fast-moving team and enjoy brainstorming about new ideas

Opportunity to become recognised as one of the best in your field through being a core developer for a high-profile startup. Relaxed, sociable work environment with lots of freedom and independence. Building an exciting app that millions of people will use and appreciate every day. Gain first-hand experience of how to start, grow, market and raise funding for startups.

Working with awesome technologies (Python/Django/jQuery/Debian/Git/Redis/Jenkins/PostgreSQL/Gunicorn) as part of one of the top technical teams in the UK, alongside super smart people who have a lot of fun, devoid of any politics. With dual-widescreen monitors, a new computer of your choice and an ergonomic chair. Free team lunches once a week, beer together as a company on Fridays, monthly company trips to fun things like comedy shows, unlimited vacation time.

Being part of a company where you will get to help set and shape the company culture in a big way. A competitive salary and a generous equity stake in the company.

We are backed by some of the top investors anywhere in the world, including the founders of LoveFilm, Wonga and Bebo, the former owner of Warner Music, the former head of Harrods, founding investor in Spotify, Y Combinator, and many others. Founded by serial entrepreneurs who have started two successful startups which both exited.

We are very deliberate and intentional about creating a high performance, warm and effective company culture. We set weekly goals together as a team, and celebrate every Friday with a fun shared treat if we all hit them. Lots of thought has gone into the working environment we’ve created.