Founding Engineer (Full Stack)
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
12-04-2025
Job Specifications
Our Mission
At elyndra, we're transforming social care by solving the challenges of paperwork overload, staff burnout, and inefficient systems. Our technology gives time back to care professionals, so they can focus on what matters most; people, not paperwork.
We're pioneering Ontological Hybrid Intelligence, combining the intuition and experience of care professionals with the pattern recognition capabilities of machine intelligence. By surfacing hidden connections across time, events, and behaviors, our system acts to provide insights that support faster, smarter decision-making while ensuring professionals remain in control.
Our mission is personal, founded on family experience in care settings, we've seen firsthand how better technology can transform outcomes for both care professionals and those they support.
Backed by leading London VCs and angel investors, we've completed a successful pilot and are now onboarding our first paying customers. We also have a strategic commercial partnership with a private equity group that owns over 160 care homes, creating a clear and scalable route to market.
The Startup Reality
A startup building something that matters without the corporate overhead:
Zero BS culture - Direct communication, honest feedback, no politics
Total transparency - You'll know the financials, the challenges, everything
Tech for good - Commercial success how we scale our impact to where its needed
Speed & Iteration - Fast feedback loops and rapid iteration are how we grow and improve every day
Build-test-learn - We experiment, get things in front of critics, and let the real world guide us
The Role
You’ll help the founder take off the technical hat, becoming the technical lead that owns the platform, working closely with user needs, you’ll be someone who questions how things are "done" in legacy systems and isn't afraid to challenge and reinvent.
We need a Founding Full Stack Engineer to own our platform architecture and core systems. You'll work directly with the founder (Marcus) and our development partner to build secure, scalable tech that literally changes how care happens.
This role offers a clear path to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or Head of Engineering as we grow, with the opportunity to shape our technical strategy from the ground up.
What You'll Actually Build
Platform & Infrastructure
Design scalable cloud infrastructure for sensitive care data that won't leak or break
Build robust backends that integrate with our AI systems without falling over
Implement rock-solid auth systems that keep vulnerable people's data secure
Set up logging and monitoring so we know when things go sideways
Coordinate with our dev partner to ship features people actually use
Establish and maintain GDPR compliance systems for healthcare data
Implement Cyber Essentials security standards across all systems
Build foundations for future NHS DTAC compliance requirements
Application Development
Create intuitive UIs that care workers can use without wanting to throw their device
Build reusable components we can quickly assemble into new features
Design data pipelines that respect the sensitivity of healthcare information
Craft visualisations that make complex insights obvious to non-technical staff
About You
Technical Skills - Essential
You design modular, maintainable software architectures that avoid monolithic patterns
You implement clean code organisation with proper separation of concerns
You're experienced with containerisation using Docker and Docker Compose
You build secure, scalable cloud-based applications beyond basic VM deployments
You develop RESTful APIs with asynchronous capabilities and proper documentation
You understand and implement security best practices for handling sensitive data
You're proficient with our tech stack: Python backend, React frontend, PostgreSQL database with Azure, GitHub and Docker
Highly Desirable
Experience integrating LLM services (OpenAI, Google, etc.) into applications
Expertise with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Strong full-stack capabilities across frontend and backend technologies
Advanced database design skills with query optimisation experience
Experience implementing GDPR compliance in technical systems
Understanding of security standards and how to implement them
Experience with rapid prototyping that can transition to maintainable systems
Bonus Points
Experience as a founding engineer or technical lead
Track record of building production systems from scratch
Experience with healthcare or social care sector systems
Experience collaborating with external development teams
Demonstrated ability to rapidly produce working prototypes
Mindset
You're a problem-solver who can break down complex challenges into manageable components
You communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
You're adaptable and can shift between rapid prototyping and building maintainable systems
You're a self-starter who takes initiative without needing direction
You prioritise impact over technology for technology's sake
You contribute meaningfully to technical documentation
You understand that in a startup, your job description is "whatever needs doing"
Must-Haves
You can pass an enhanced DBS check (we work with vulnerable people's data)
You're willing to occasionally visit care settings to understand the real problems
You have the right to work in the UK
What's In It For You
Competitive Salary: Up to £90,000, depending on experience
Meaningful Equity: 0.5% – 1.5% in a venture-backed startup
Make an Impact: Build technology that genuinely improves lives—not just another ad platform
Shape the Future: Define our technical stack and make key architectural decisions from the ground up
Clear Progression to CTO: As we grow, there's a clear path to evolve into the CTO role
Hybrid Remote Working: Flexibility to work remotely, with purpose-driven team connection
Leave: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Flexible Hours: Work in a way that suits your life and delivers your best
Professional Development: Budget for professional tools, courses, and conference attendance
Location
Hybrid Remote London (WeWork, Canary Wharf / Central) with occasional care home visits.
Our Hiring Process
We aim to keep things transparent, efficient, and respectful of your time. Here’s what you can expect:
CV Review Your CV will be reviewed by the Founder and our Development Partner.
Initial discussion: A conversation with the Founder to explore your motivations, previous experience / portfolio, and current situation. Think of it as a vibe check to ensure alignment on both sides.
Live Coding Task and Interview A focused exercise to assess your approach to solving a real problem we face, carried out by our Development Partner.
Founder Interview A conversation with the Founder to explore your motivations, previous experience, and current situation. Think of it as a vibe check to ensure alignment ...
About the Company
We're Building The Operating System For Social Care We believe care happens through human connection, not paperwork. That’s why we’re building Echo. Every minute spent documenting is a minute not spent caring. The richest insights—a child’s subtle progress, a staff member’s burnout signs, a pattern of behavior change—are lost when documentation becomes a rigid, office-bound chore disconnected from the moment of care. We meet care staff where they are—in the garden, during a walk—capturing their natural observations throug... Know more
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