You will own features end-to-end for AI-powered industrial tools, bridging the gap between machine learning models and real-world recycling plant operations. Working across the full stack, you will visit industrial sites to identify improvements, ship high-impact software for frontline workers, and play a pivotal role in scaling global circular economy infrastructure.
Product Engineer at Safi
You'll build AI-powered tools for massive recycling plants, transforming how the circular economy operates. From visiting industrial sites to shipping full-stack features that forklift drivers actually love using, this role offers a unique mix of physical-world impact and high-level software engineering. With a salary up to £160k plus equity and a clear path toward CTO responsibilities, this is a career-defining opportunity for an engineer who wants to solve real-world problems that matter.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Safi
Safi’s mission is to make circular economy firms more profitable through the deployment of AI Technology. We do that by developing foundational models, software and data connectors. Our customers are industrial recyclers of plastic and metals - manufacturers, processors, smelters. These firms are held back by limited, legacy technology. Customers include include one of the world’s largest recycling plants and processor of entire plastic waste stream of a major developed nation.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Own the full product lifecycle from on-site plant discovery and requirements gathering to shipping production-ready features in Python and React.
- Collaborate with the ML team to translate complex model outputs into intuitive, rugged UIs used by forklift drivers and procurement managers.
- Design and monitor reliable systems that handle data connectors and foundational models for plants processing entire national waste streams.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience as a Product Engineer who has taken products from 0 to 1 and possesses deep autonomy in shipping user-facing features.
- Strong technical proficiency in Python (Django/DRF), React/React Native, and PostgreSQL, with the ability to bridge stack gaps quickly.
- Professional background in building operational tools for logistics, supply chain, or ERP systems, and a willingness to travel regularly to industrial sites.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct impact on global sustainability by building AI technology that makes large-scale industrial recycling more profitable and efficient.
- Rare opportunity to work on "real-world" tech where your code interacts with physical hardware and frontline operators in massive industrial environments.
- High-growth trajectory with a clear path toward CTO responsibilities within a Series A startup backed by premier climate-focused VCs like LowerCarbon Capital.
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