Summary
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Join an early-stage engineering team in London as a geographically standalone full-stack engineer. You will build the software layer of an innovative screenless physical-play platform, working across MCU firmware, a Rust backend, and AI pipelines. The position offers substantial ownership, close collaboration with technical leadership, and the chance to shape software used to create immersive experiences for children.
Highlights
Work as an early engineering hire with broad ownership across embedded software, backend systems, and AI pipelines. The role offers direct collaboration with technical leadership and significant influence over a novel software platform.
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Job Title
Full Stack Engineer
Salary
Not Disclosed
Company Description
Peace is a LocalGlobe-backed startup building an AI-powered physical play platform that turns homes and neighborhoods into immersive story worlds for children.
Led by a successful exited entrepreneur, the team includes talent from Star Wars, Marvel, and Apple, all dedicated to replacing screens with physical, creative adventures.
Job Description
Join Peace as a geographically standalone engineer in London to build the software layer for our AI-powered physical play platform.
You will work across MCU firmware, a Rust backend, and AI pipelines to create screenless "magic buds." This role is critical for transforming homes into immersive story worlds for the next generation.
Location
London, UK
Why this role is remarkable
Build a category-defining physical product that combines MCU firmware, Rust backends, and cutting-edge LLM orchestration to get children off screens and into real-world play adventures.Join an elite, high-pedigree team featuring talent from Marvel, Star Wars, and Apple, backed by top-tier investors including LocalGlobe and the founders of Calm and Twitch.Influence both technical and creative direction in a 0-1 environment where your code will be tested by real users in playtests within weeks of your start date.
What You Will Do
Ship end-to-end features across the entire stack, from MCU device firmware and Rust backends to the mobile app and internal creative authoring tools.Architect and optimize the live AI session pipeline, integrating speech-to-text, LLM orchestration, and real-time audio using tools like Deepgram, ElevenLabs, and Pipecat for instantaneous interaction.Connect software to the physical world by managing sensor data from IMUs and proximity sensors to ensure reliable device state and high-fidelity audio playback.
The ideal candidate
Several years of experience shipping production software with fluency in Rust, Python, and TypeScript, spanning backend APIs, data models, and internal frontend tools.Proven ability to navigate the full hardware-software stack, tracing and fixing bugs that live anywhere from device firmware to the high-level model orchestration layer.Scrappy, autonomous problem-solver with production-grade instincts for reliability and a deep interest in making child safety a core technical foundation of the product.
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