Hybrid Staff Fullstack Engineer

at Gizmo

• Job title: Staff Fullstack Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: BigQuery, Python, RabbitMQ, React, Redis, SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Staff level Fullstack Engineer at Gizmo, an AI startup making learning intuitive through gamification. Collaborate with a talented team and shape the future of learning.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and scale backend services and APIs that power our learning platform across web and mobile.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, designers and founders to deliver features that are seamless, intelligent and impactful.
• Contribute across the full stack. While backend development will be your focus, you’ll support frontend codebases and product features when needed.
• Integrate advanced product capabilities such as personalisation, gamification and spaced repetition into the core learning experience.
• Own features end-to-end, from architectural design and implementation to deployment, iteration and ongoing improvement.
• Participate in code reviews, technical planning and team stand-ups, helping us maintain a high engineering standard.
• Work closely with the team to continuously improve performance, reliability and scalability as we grow.

Requirements

• Strong fullstack engineering fundamentals with a backend focus and proven experience shipping complex product features.
• Strong SQL skills are essential for this role. Experience with Python and TypeScript is beneficial, though not required. We are currently standardising our engineering stack around TypeScript, so you’ll have the opportunity to work with and develop in it.
• Preference (not essential) for experience with React and familiarity with tools such as BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Celery, Redis or RabbitMQ.
• Comfortable owning systems and features from concept to production and beyond.
• Clear communicator who can break down complexity and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Driven by impact. You prioritise work that moves the needle for users and the business.
• Self-starter with a maker mindset. We’re ideally looking for individuals with start-up or founder experience.
• Fast learner who is not afraid of new challenges. Ambitious, motivated and excited to build something meaningful.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• You'll own a piece of what you're building - equity included.
• Hybrid working model with 4 days in our Shoreditch, London office.
• The opportunity to become one of the earliest employees in one of the UK’s fastest-growing startups.
• Private health insurance.
• Enhanced parental leave