You will join as a founding engineer to build the operating system for the hospitality industry, replacing outdated spreadsheets with AI and machine learning. This role offers the chance to ship production code used daily across 400+ locations, moving from messy problems to working software in rapid weekly cycles.
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London, United Kingdom£70-100k + Equity
Founding Engineer at profitable hospitality OS backed by Revolut and Wise investors
Join a profitable, fast-growing startup that is digitizing the back-of-house for hundreds of restaurants across the UK. Backed by the early investors of Revolut, Wise, and Just Eat, this company is replacing manual spreadsheets with an AI-powered operating system. As a Founding Engineer, you will have significant equity and the autonomy to ship production-ready code in weekly cycles. If you want to see your work used daily by thousands of users and work directly with a founder who understands the industry from the kitchen floor up, this is your chance to build a category-defining product in London.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Getjelly
Restaurant15 employees
Profitable London hospitality OS backed by early investors in Revolut, Wise, and Just Eat
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design and ship full-stack features using TypeScript and React/Next.js to automate complex restaurant workflows like inventory and finance.
- Implement and scale production workloads on cloud infrastructure and PostgreSQL, managing schema changes without downtime.
- Leverage AI and computer vision to transform manual hospitality operations into streamlined, data-driven digital processes.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- At least 4 years of experience shipping and maintaining production-level software with a deep mastery of TypeScript across the full stack.
- Strong proficiency in backend design patterns, relational database architecture, and managing live workloads in the cloud.
- A product-focused builder mindset who thrives in fast-paced environments and prefers shipping small, early, and often over long development cycles.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Exceptional traction with thousands of daily users and proven profitability, backed by the legendary investors behind Revolut and Just Eat.
- True founding-level ownership where you will shape the product vision, tech stack, and company culture while shipping to real users every cycle.
- High-impact environment led by a founder who was a trained physicist and professional chef, ensuring product-market fit is rooted in deep industry expertise.
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