At a Glance
- Tasks: Join us in building innovative products that simplify household complexities and save users time and money.
- Company: Nous, a fast-growing startup revolutionising how households manage their bills.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, share options, flexible remote work, and 33 days paid holiday.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a mission-driven team making a real impact on millions of lives.
- Qualifications: Experience in product engineering and a passion for solving real-world problems.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Hi, I'm Sina, CTO at Nous. I've spent my entire career in startups, starting my first company when I was a teenager, and navigated many 0→1 journeys. The common thread that led me here is finding complexity that wastes people’s time or money, then solving for making them disappear. And that's exactly what Nous aims to do.
About Nous: Roughly 90% of UK households are overpaying on their bills. Nous is an agent to absorb complexity out of households, saving them money and time. Our mission is to make people’s lives simpler and fairer, starting with the 30 million households here in the UK, and soon far beyond. Nous is growing fast, and it’s working. 20x YoY growth makes us one of the fastest scaling startups in the UK. And NPS of +70 shows that our users love it.
We’ve just launched two novel new products: Insurance and Subscription management. We’re the first to get the regulatory approval and build the tech to actually do the full insurance discovery and purchase journey as an agent for the user. We’re also the first to use open banking to actively save people money by cancelling unwanted subscriptions for them.
The role: We need your help building a world‑class product that will be used regularly by millions of people; which means figuring out, together, what it really takes to absorb household complexity. As a product engineer, we'll empower you with context to enable fast iterations, end‑to‑end ownership and lots of agency. You’ll be a hands‑on technical leader on some of the highest‑leverage areas of our codebase, from building out agentic capabilities to scaling our service logic.
Some examples of the types of problems you’ll solve:
- Anton led and shipped an entire product line around open banking and subscription management three months after joining.
- Ed led our latest Blueprint architecture, which now powers every service line.
- Tim led and shipped our car insurance product line in less than 3 months.
As a team, we built our own agentic harness (we call it super‑engineer); it’s enabled us to build faster, investigate complex cross‑system issues effectively; and it self‑improves. There are also many interesting problems we are in the infancy of solving.
Every week, we’re building tools for ourselves and evolving how we work, to make ourselves more effective. Although our stack is constantly evolving, here’s a current snapshot: Full‑stack TypeScript, React, Postgres, and Temporal for long‑running orchestration. Infra: AWS, Terraform, strong observability via Sentry and Datadog. Data: we lean heavily on Snowflake, Omni, dbt, Fivetran, Amplitude and Segment.
You’ll report directly to the CTO, so will be in the room for key architectural and product decisions. We organise around small product squads (around 5–7 people) with a single shared objective; and ship and learn fast.
You’ll build in two modes: Sometimes you build the product directly, and sometimes you build the multiplier, the safe surfaces and shared tooling that let a non‑engineer ship without breaking things.
What we look for: You own problems end to end. You think like a PM as much as an engineer. You’re a pragmatic builder. You build leverage for other people. You’re here for the problem. We hire across all levels (mid‑senior, to staff+), with a minimum 2 years of professional experience.
This probably isn't for you if you want a clear remit handed down before you can move, believe nothing should ship unless it routes through a gate you personally control, or want to specialise narrowly and stay in one layer.
What to expect: You’ll never be bored. You’ll continuously have difficult and interesting challenges to solve. You’ll be learning every day, solve new challenges, and sometimes find yourself running while simultaneously learning how to run. You’ll have the space and support to grow your AI engineering skills.
Remuneration and benefits: Compelling packages, including meaningful share options with life‑changing upside. An environment where you can do your best work, flexibility around remote work, and a well‑stocked kitchen. 33 days paid holidays (including bank holidays), health and dental cash plans, and travel benefits.
Nous has an office‑first culture, encouraging in‑person working, but we recognise that some types of work can sometimes be done remotely.
Product Engineer (all levels) employer: Nous
At Nous, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. Located in Farringdon, our office-first environment encourages teamwork and creativity, while offering generous benefits such as meaningful share options, 33 days of paid holidays, and a well-stocked kitchen to keep you energised. With ample opportunities for personal and professional growth, including mentorship and the chance to lead impactful projects, you'll find a rewarding career path that aligns with your passion for product engineering.
