Job Title
AI Product Engineer
Salary
£100k + Equity
Company Description
YC-backed (W22) global marketplace for private chefs and UK market leader
Job Description
Join as the third engineering hire to rebuild the UK's largest private chef marketplace from the ground up. You will architect and ship an AI-native platform to power global expansion, working directly with the Head of Engineering. This is a greenfield opportunity to integrate advanced AI agent workflows into a high-revenue, scaling business.
Location
London, UK
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding-engineer level autonomy as the third member of a high‑velocity team, with direct access to founders and architectural ownership.
- Rare opportunity to lead an AI‑native digital transformation for a Y Combinator‑backed company featured on Dragons' Den.
- High‑impact work at a marketplace with proven product‑market fit (135,000+ guests served) preparing for aggressive international scale this year.
What You Will Do
- Build and maintain a brand new AI-native platform using TypeScript, React, and Node while managing legacy system transitions.
- Design and implement AI agent workflows at the core of the product to streamline marketplace operations and customer experiences.
- Take full ownership of feature lifecycles, from discovery and UX design to deployment via Kubernetes and BigQuery data pipelines.
The ideal candidate
- 3‑7 years of professional engineering experience with strong foundations in TypeScript, React, and Node.js environments.
- A proven track record in early‑stage startups and a deep mastery of AI‑assisted development tools to accelerate shipping speed.
- Customer‑centric builder who values high‑quality UX and understands the business value of every line of code they write.
