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Handshaik

Handshaik

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Remote (United Kingdom)£90k + Equity

Full-Stack / Platform Engineer at AI-native company intelligence startup

Are you a high-calibre engineer looking to shape the future of AI-native dealmaking? This is a foundational hire at an early-stage startup founded by industry veterans who previously built a £100M+ business. You will work directly with the CTO and founders to design, build, and operate a production SaaS platform end-to-end. From Python/FastAPI and React/TypeScript to complex hybrid search using AWS Bedrock and pgvector, you’ll have total ownership of a modern stack. If you thrive with broad accountability and want to lead architectural decisions in a remote-first UK team, this £90k role with significant equity is your next big move.

Overview

Role overview

As a foundational hire, you will design and scale an AI-driven SaaS platform for M&A and private equity dealmaking. You will take full ownership of the system, building sophisticated data pipelines, vector search capabilities, and React-based company insights tools. This role offers the autonomy to shape the technical future of an early-stage startup.

Company

Handshaik

Handshaik

Information TechnologyWetherby, United KingdomSeed (VC-backed)

AI-native company intelligence startup founded by BigChange and Cambridge AI veterans

Backed by Port Growth Partners, Martin Port.

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Design and scale Python FastAPI backends and PostgreSQL schemas featuring pgvector for advanced hybrid search.
  • Build and maintain a high-performance React and TypeScript frontend to surface real-time company intelligence and insights.
  • Own the entire AWS infrastructure using Terraform, managing ECS, Lambda, and Step Functions within a secure multi-tenant architecture.

Candidate profile

Who this is a fit for

  • At least 7 years of engineering experience with a track record of building and operating production SaaS systems independently.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python, React/TypeScript, and AWS, with a bias for action in fast-moving, low-structure environments.
  • Practical experience or strong interest in AI technologies, specifically vector embeddings, LLM integration, and complex data ingestion pipelines.

What makes it remarkable

Why this role is remarkable

  • High-impact founding role with significant equity and the ability to influence engineering standards and architecture from day one.
  • Backed by the founder of BigChange, a £100M+ business, ensuring strong mentorship and established industry pedigree.
  • Work at the cutting edge of AI-native search, integrating LLMs via AWS Bedrock and building hybrid search systems for multi-billion-point datasets.

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