Hybrid Fullstack Engineer – Backend Leaning

at Ben

• Job title: Fullstack Engineer – Backend Leaning
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Python, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Backend leaning Fullstack Engineer responsible for building features across the product at Ben. Collaborating with PMs, designers, and engineers in a dynamic startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship backend-leaning fullstack features across the product (APIs, services, integrations, and some frontend too)
• Work closely with product managers to understand context and shape solutions early
• Collaborate with designers to create polished, intuitive experiences
• Contribute to technical discovery, architecture thinking, and implementation planning
• Ask product and UX questions when something doesn't quite add up
• Design with scale, reliability, and enterprise readiness in mind (security, compliance, flexibility)
• Own your work from idea to production and care about the impact once it’s live
• Help improve developer experience, tooling, and internal standards
• Ensure security best practices (OWASP, AWS Well-Architected, etc.) are embedded in how we ship software

Requirements

• Have strong experience building modern web apps, especially backend systems
• Are comfortable in Python and TypeScript (or excited to learn quickly)
• Care about solving real user problems, not just closing tasks
• Enjoy collaborating directly with PMs and designers without needing perfect specs
• Like figuring out the *how* with autonomy and the *why* with curiosity
• Know what it means to build for enterprise scale
• Are pragmatic able to balance scrappy shipping with thoughtful engineering
• Communicate clearly and enjoy working with friendly, ambitious people

Benefits

• 💰 Competitive base salary + equity, so you own what you build
• 💳 £100 monthly personal Ben Balance: for whatever works for you, whether that's Netflix, Spotify, or a really expensive cup of coffee! This allowance will increase by £50 for each year of service until you reach £250
• 🍔 Weekly lunch provided in office so you can spend quality time with the team over some tasty food!
• 🏖 28 days of holidays a year plus bank holidays, and an option to buy or sell 5 days per year. Also, your holiday entitlement will increase to 30 days at your 3rd year of service!
• 🌴 Work-from-abroad scheme, so you can support your travels, enjoy an extended holiday, or visit loved ones.
• 🍼 Enhanced parental leave and workplace nursery scheme to support with the cost of childcare in a nursery setting
• ❤️ Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance
• 💌 Funded Life Assurance cover with the option to voluntarily increase - this also includes an annual health check
• 🧠 Comprehensive and tailored mental health support and professional coaching through a leading provider