Full Stack Engineer
Hybrid
Manchester, United Kingdom
£ 95,000 / year
Full Time
17-03-2025
Job Specifications
Senior Software Engineer – SaaS & AI - Stealth Mode
£80,000- £95,000 + equity
Currently fully remote -ideally moving to 1-2 days in Manchester in late 2025
Are you an ambitious full-stack engineer looking to shape the future of AI-driven solutions? My client, an early-stage SaaS startup currently in stealth mode is combining traditional Data Science, Machine Learning, and Generative AI to tackle complex data challenges for businesses of all sizes.
With early product-market fit and investment in progress, they are building a team to scale their platform from MVP to a market-leading solution. This is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of AI innovation in a fast-paced, agile environment.
The Role
As a senior engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing a multitenant SaaS platform that integrates with client environments and automates operational workflows using AI.
Whilst there's no expectation for you to be an expert in AI or have worked in an AI driven startup, any experience or exposure to AI any experience using LLM APIs (e.g., GPT, Claude) in production would be a definite advantage.
What You’ll Do
Design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions across the stack.
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and clients.
Implement software engineering best practices.
Contribute to architecture, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
Tech Stack & Must-Have Experience
Frontend: React, TypeScript
Backend: Express, TypeScript
Databases: SQL & NoSQL
Cloud: Serverless functions, container orchestration, API management
Infrastructure: Declarative IaC, CI/CD pipelines
Nice to Have
Machine Learning or Data Science exposure
Experience in product, supply chain, or back-office processes
AI: Experience using LLM APIs (e.g., GPT, Claude) in production
Education: STEM degree (1st/2:1 preferred)
Manchester-based or able to travel every 2 weeks as a minimum
What’s in It for You?
Competitive salary & share options
Influence over company direction & future team building
The chance to solve real-world challenges with cutting-edge AI
This is an opportunity to work for an AI business currently in stealth that is about to make huge waves over the next few months ahead.
About the Company
Better Placed is undoubtedly one of the UK’s leading, Employee Owned Recruitment specialists! There is a reason why we are one of the Sunday Times Top 10 small companies to work for and it is undeniably down to our people! We are a values driven consultancy specialising in both Permanent and Interim recruitment across Digital, E-Commerce, Marketing, Sales and Tech for some of the UK’s most sought after employers. Housing some very well networked and experienced recruiters we are always “better placed” to find talent for clie... Know more
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