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Lakeshield

Lakeshield

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London, United Kingdom£60k-£90k + Bonus

Full-Stack AI Engineer at profitable UK property finance startup

Are you a conscientious builder ready to step up as a founding engineer? A profitable, privately funded property lender in London is launching an Innovation department and needs a Full-Stack Engineer to own two greenfield products from scratch. You will architect an internal loan management system and an investor portal, working directly with founders to shape the company's technical future. If you have 1-5 years of experience and want to escape the ticket queue for a role with true ownership and a £60k-£90k base, this is your chance to build a fintech ecosystem from the ground up.

Overview

Role overview

As the founding engineering hire, you will build and own two greenfield products from the ground up: an internal loan management system integrating HubSpot CRM and a custom investor portal. Working directly with the founders within a new Innovation department, you will define the technical architecture and drive product-led growth.

Company

Lakeshield

Lakeshield

FinanceLondon, United Kingdom

Profitable, privately funded UK property lender specializing in bridging and development finance

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Architect and develop an end-to-end loan management system that connects HubSpot CRM with underwriting, completions, and loan monitoring workflows.
  • Design and launch a secure investor portal to streamline fundraising, deal updates, and high-stakes investor communications.
  • Make foundational technical decisions on the stack and infrastructure while collaborating with the Innovation team to translate business requirements into software.

Candidate profile

Who this is a fit for

  • Possesses 1-5 years of professional full-stack development experience with a track record of building and shipping high-quality, functional products.
  • Demonstrates strong conscientious engineering practices and the ability to work independently in a greenfield environment without needing a predefined spec.
  • Has experience or interest in fintech, financial services, or CRM integrations (like HubSpot), combined with a desire for hybrid work in Camden, London.

What makes it remarkable

Why this role is remarkable

  • Take total ownership as the first engineering hire in a profitable, fast-moving business that is just launching its dedicated technology division.
  • Influence the company’s trajectory by building a bespoke internal loan ecosystem and an external investor portal from scratch rather than maintaining legacy code.
  • Work in a high-trust environment with direct access to co-founders and a technically proficient team, skipping the corporate ticket queue for real impact.

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