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Senior Full Stack Engineer / Engineering Manager at cerahq

cerahq.com is a well-funded AI startup building the next generation of voice AI and digital employee products for enterprise frontline workforces. As a founding engineer, you'll tackle complex real-time systems and shape the architectural future of a product backed by a major parent organization while operating with true startup speed. If you have experience at top AI labs like PolyAI or ElevenLabs and want to move from IC to leadership in a high-impact, early-stage environment, this is your chance to own the outcome from the ground floor.

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Cerahq

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Location

London, United Kingdom

Compensation

Not Disclosed

Company

Cerahq

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Role overview

As a founding engineer at cerahq.com, you will design and build core product architecture for production voice AI and conversational agents. You will solve manual coordination challenges for frontline workers using real-time, cloud-native systems. This role offers the rare opportunity to transition from a high-impact senior IC to a leadership position as the engineering team scales.

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Cera Care Limited is a digital-first home healthcare company founded in 2016, headquartered in the UK, providing in-home health care services including elderly care, nursing, complex care, live-in care, supported living, and extra care for the elderly and disabled. It uses AI and technology to predict health risks, reduce hospitalisations, and deliver over 60,000 patient appointments daily across the UK and Germany, serving governments, insurers, and the NHS

What you will do

  • Architect and ship core product features for real-time voice AI and agentic systems using Python and cloud-native technologies.
  • Collaborate with the founding team to iterate on enterprise AI workflows that automate operational overhead for thousands of field workers.
  • Establish engineering best practices and technical standards that will define the company’s culture as the organization grows.

Who this is a fit for

  • Proven track record building production-grade voice AI, conversational agents, or enterprise AI workflow products at scale.
  • Senior-level proficiency in backend or full-stack engineering, specifically with Python, real-time systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.
  • Experience working in high-growth AI environments such as PolyAI, ElevenLabs, Parloa, or similar top-tier digital employee companies.

Why this role is remarkable

  • Founding engineer status with the autonomy to shape the technical roadmap and architectural decisions from day one.
  • Unique financial stability: enjoy the fast-paced energy and equity of a startup while backed by the significant resources of a large parent organization.
  • Direct path to engineering leadership, offering a clear trajectory from hands-on keyboard to building and leading your own specialized team.

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