First Backend Engineer (JVM/Java) - Equity & AI tooling
Summary
The first backend engineer at a London startup, owning architecture decisions, production pipelines, and AI-driven tooling day to day. The stack centers on JVM/Java on the backend with a React front-end, plus DevOps and low-latency, performance-sensitive engineering.
Formula Recruitment Limited is hiring for a hybrid role in London. The position focuses on backend JVM/Java with React front-end and AI-driven tooling. The first engineering team member will own architecture decisions, production pipelines, and tooling in a fast-moving startup environment.
The candidate should have strong JVM/Java skills, DevOps experience, and a track record in low-latency or performance-sensitive work, with a desire for ownership and leadership growth.
