Lead Platform Engineer

SR2
London, United Kingdom
Today
£130,000 pa

Salary

£130,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
22 Jun 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Equity On-site working

UK property management is a multi-billion pound industry running on email, spreadsheets, and manual admin. The opportunity here is to automate up to 90% of the operational workload for property managers and capturing 15% of this core proptech market is within reach.

The founders are deeply embedded in the proptech industry with the networks, credibility, and commercial relationships to open doors that most early-stage startups simply can't.

What you'll do

Own and lead backend architecture - APIs, microservices, event-driven systems in Node.js

Integrate with AI models and LLM-based workflows powering the AI agent.

Mentor engineers and set the bar on code quality, tooling, and engineering culture

Work directly with founders and shape the technical direction of the company

The platform stack:

NestJS on the backend and Next.js on the frontend. Microservices deployed with Monorepo. Google Cloud and Kubernetes hosting. Postgres, MongoDB and Qdrant databases. The platform is built to run agents.

What we're looking for

7+ years backend or full-stack experience, with deep Node.js expertise

Proven track record leading engineering projects or teams

Strong on RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, microservices, and production reliability

The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced start-up style environment

Excellent academic credentials typically a 1st class honours degree from a leading university.

On offer is a salary up to £130,000 and meaningful equity

On-site working in central London 4 days per week

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