Backend Engineer | Profitable Startup | Visa Sponsor in London

London Full-Time 60000 - 84000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible

At a Glance

Tasks: Join us to automate the restaurant industry and build impactful software.
Company: Jelly is a profitable startup revolutionising restaurant operations with innovative technology.
Benefits: Enjoy £70-90k salary, equity, 33 days holiday, and team dinners at customer restaurants.
Other info: Visa sponsorship available; expect ownership and visibility from day one.
Why this job: Be part of a fast-paced culture where your work directly influences real users and company growth.
Qualifications: 4+ years in TypeScript, NodeJS, and production-level software; strong database and API experience required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 84000 £ per year.

Backend Engineer | Profitable Startup | Visa Sponsor

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The Role

At Jelly, we build the operating system for restaurants of the future. Your goal is to help automate the legacy industry and reduce manual labour to zero. This isn’t a role for someone looking to coast. You’ll have ownership, visibility, and influence across the company. Expect shipping and demoing to real users every sprint.

Why Join Now

Jelly is profitable but product demand outpaces delivery. Come help us move faster, raise the bar, and shape how we build.

You’ll Work With

You might be a fit if

* You turn big, messy problems into a working demo within two weeks.

* You jump in to unblock a teammate instead of letting them spin.

* You look out for new tools and share what works.

* You leave both code and process cleaner than you found them.

* You’re looking for a long-term home where shipping fast and building well both matter.

What You’ll Get

* Real ownership from day one

* £70–90k depending on experience

* Significant equity (0.5–2%) and long‑term career upside

* A culture that values engineers, with protected ‘Engineer-Owned-Sprint’ for tech-debt

* 1-on-1 with founder; visibility and influence across the company.

* 33 days holiday, London office (Old Street), Visa sponsorship available

* Fortnightly team dinners at customer restaurants

* 4+ years of TypeScript and NodeJS

* 4+ years experience shipping and maintaining production-level software

* Strong experience with containerised and serverless infrastructure

* Expertise in relational databases

* GraphQL: built and consumed APIs at scale

* Latest tooling: we use AI and computer vision to speed up internal data workflows

* Ownership mindset: scope, build, test, and ship without hand-holding

* Agile instincts: comfortable iterating fast and making smart tradeoffs

* Testing culture: experience writing effective, maintainable automated tests

Stage 1: Quick intro call with founder (15min)

Stage 2: Technical interview (2 hours) on a real problem

Stage 3: Conversation with team + founder (2hrs)

Apply here or DM me (JJ) on WhatsApp +447855553652 with a real data or system tradeoff you’ve made under pressure and what you’d do differently now.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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Full-time
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet

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