Join POCKLA as the first engineering hire alongside the CTO to build the infrastructure for self-adapting, personalized websites. You will own significant platform components, making critical architectural decisions and shipping AI-powered features directly to customers. This is a founding-level opportunity to transform how brands engage visitors through real-time, automated experience tailoring.
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Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Pockla
Join POCKLA as the first engineering hire alongside a CTO from Amazon and Goldman Sachs. We're a seed-stage startup backed by £2M, building the AI infrastructure that enables brands to create unique, self-adapting landing pages for every visitor. If you're a TypeScript expert who thrives in early-stage environments and wants to ship high-impact AI features that drive 36% higher conversion rates for customers, this is your chance to build a category-defining product from the ground up.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
POCKLA
Technology1-50 employees
POCKLA - Seed-stage AI startup backed by £2M from Venrex and Upside Ventures
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and build high-quality distributed applications using a modern TypeScript stack including Next.js, NestJS, and Fastify.
- Design and maintain serverless cloud infrastructure on AWS while integrating advanced AI services like OpenAI for real-time content generation.
- Collaborate directly with the founders to translate early-stage prototypes and abstract concepts into robust, production-ready software features.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- 5-7 years of professional software development experience with deep fluency in TypeScript across both frontend (React/Next.js) and backend (Node.js/NestJS).
- Proven track record of shipping products from zero-to-one in early-stage environments and a strong comfort level with technical ambiguity.
- Solid experience with AWS serverless architectures and a builder’s mentality focused on moving fast without sacrificing code quality.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding Engineer impact: As the first hire alongside a CTO from Amazon/Goldman Sachs, you will shape the technical foundation and culture of a fast-moving startup.
- High-profile backing: We are supported by £2M in funding from Venrex, Sidemen’s Upside Ventures, and elite advisors including the former Head of Google UK.
- Cutting-edge AI stack: You will work at the frontier of web personalization, integrating multi-modal APIs and function calling to create unique user experiences at scale.
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