Full stack Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 550pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

Full stack Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 550pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

Posted 1 week ago by Owen Thomas | Pending B Corp™

£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The role is for a Full Stack Engineer on a contract basis, focusing on TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and DevOps within an AI-driven social media start-up. The company is expanding into the US market and seeks an experienced engineer to enhance their cloud and infrastructure capabilities. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement and is outside IR35, with a competitive daily rate. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in backend engineering and systems design.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and scale backend systems and APIs that enhance the product experience.
  • Collaborate closely with the iOS team to deliver customer-focused features.
  • Manage infrastructure using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Drive forward all aspects of Cloud, Infrastructure, and DevOps.

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years of commercial experience as a Backend Engineer.
  • Proficient in TypeScript, NodeJS (Express), Docker, Terraform, and AWS.
  • Experience with Postgres and B2C applications.
  • Strong communication skills, particularly in explaining technical concepts.
  • Expertise in Systems Design and Architecture.

Salary (Rate): £550 daily

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Full stack Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 550pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

Company: An AI Social app start-up - with huge ambition, is going for a big scale up phase across the US this summer. The company is already generating crazy amounts of traffic to their application and are releasing features weekly, with incredible speed and impact. They are now looking to bolster the lean close-knit team, with a Full stack Platform engineer, who can drive forward all things Cloud, Infrastructure and DevOps (addressing a skills gap they currently have). The business is well positioned financially and are looking to raise more money as they are set to scale the US. This is a great opportunity to join a company with an incredible office and culture - ideally you can visit the office weekly, but can be fully remote for someone excellent!

Full stack Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 550pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

You’ll build and scale the backend systems and APIs that power our product experience, working closely with the iOS team to deliver features customers love.

5+ years commercial experience working commercially as an Backend Engineer.

Experienced managing Infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines

TypeScript, NodeJS (express), Docker, Terraform AWS, Postgres

B2C exposure ideally

Excellent communicator (especially about how things work under the hood)

Strong with Systems Design and Architecture design

Full stack Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 550pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

£500-550 per day Outside ir35 6-month contract, likely extension

Please apply ASAP with a CV and we will give you a call if we think you are a match! :D