Founding Software Engineer

Company Description Klyk is a UK B-Corp startup using AI to simplify workplace IT. We supply hardware and provide instant support via AI agents, escalating complex issues to customers' IT team or ours. Taking a circular approach, we extend device lifespans, recycle old equipment to cut emissions, and partner with clients to donate tech to children in need. Role Description We’re looking for a Senior Founding Engineer with strong full-stack experience to build and shape the Klyk platform. This is a foundational position with significant autonomy. Joining as our second founding software engineer, you will work directly alongside our first founding engineer and Ali Sarraf (Cofounder & CPTO) to take our product to the next level, scale our systems, and build out core features for our pilot pipeline. As an early technical hire, you will influence everything from architecture and tooling to engineering culture and long-term product direction. Expect variety, ownership, and the opportunity to help define how a modern, sustainable IT platform should work. This role suits someone who thrives in early-stage environments, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and wants to work on meaningful technology that has both business and environmental impact. You may be a fit if you... Have 3+ years of software engineering experience with a strong, proven track record across the full stack.Have experience in TypeScript and Nest.js.Possess a strong track record of solving difficult problems in either an academic or industrial setting.Have a demonstrated track record displaying the ability to manage engineering workflows (e.g. building robust and scalable products and working with customers, etc.)Have experience working with cloud infrastructure providers and database technologies (e.g. SQL/no-SQL).Are excited by zero-to-one building, high ownership, and working closely with a small, high-velocity founding team.Can work seamlessly across the stack and learn quickly in unfamiliar areas.Enjoy turning loosely defined problems into clear, practical solutions.Communicate clearly in writing and async, and value collaboration.Care about sustainability and want your work to have real-world impact.Have experience building / managing AI agents using Langchain.Are comfortable in fast-moving, unstructured environments and are based in, or willing to relocate to, London. Why join Klyk? 🌱 Purpose-driven work: Make a measurable impact on reducing e-waste and transforming how businesses use technology.🚀 Build something meaningful: Help create the platform that powers a new generation of sustainable, automated IT services.🎯 Autonomy and trust: Work directly with Ali (CPTO) and the founding team to influence decisions from day one.🧠 Continuous learning: Get exposure to product strategy, operations, AI workflows, and the realities of building a fast-growing tech business.🌍 Values-led culture: As a B Corp, we prioritise flexibility, fairness, environmental impact, and long-term thinking. Why you shouldn't apply? You need rigid structure and fixed specificationsYou want a large, scaled engineering team around you from day one.You prefer maintaining systems over building new onesYou’re not comfortable owning outcomes end-to-end If the idea of building something new, scrappy, and impactful excites you — not scares you — then you’ll thrive at Klyk.