Senior Backend Software Engineer at Series B circular economy startup

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Senior Backend Software Engineer Company Description

Series B circular economy startup

Job Description

You will join a high-growth product engineering team building the digital infrastructure for a massive, traditionally offline global trade. Reporting to the CTO, you will own core marketplace features from discovery to payments, integrating proprietary AI engines into the user experience to manage high-volume inventory at a global scale.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Join a hyper-growth venture that is tripling in size annually while solving complex supply chain and sustainability challenges.
• Work at a Series B stage company backed by world-class tier one VCs and prominent industry operators.
• Tackle unique engineering problems where every inventory item is one of a kind, requiring innovative approaches to search and transactions.

What you will do

• Architect and scale backend systems that handle hundreds of thousands of unique items monthly.
• Collaborate with AI and data teams to bridge advanced classification models with the core marketplace product.
• Take end to end ownership of the ecommerce journey, including checkout systems, seller tools, and order management.

The ideal candidate

• Holds 3-6 years of professional backend experience, ideally using TypeScript and Node.js in consumer-facing environments.
• Possesses a product driven mindset with the ability to connect technical architecture to commercial outcomes and user experience.
• Thrives in high velocity startup environments and is comfortable navigating ambiguity to build systems from the ground up.

Who are Jack & Jill?

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Next steps

Step 1. Visit our website. Step 2. Click 'Talk to Jack'. Step 3. Talk to Jack so he can understand your experience and ambitions. Step 4. Jack will make sure Jill (the AI agent working for the company) considers you for this role. Step 5. If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction. Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

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