Lead Backend Engineer at LightWork AI

London, GB
Full-time

About the role

Join LightWork AI as their Lead Backend Engineer and help build the intelligent operating system for property management. Founded by veterans from Revolut and ESG Book, this VC backed startup is automating up to 90% of manual property workflows through their AI assistant, Felicity. As the most senior backend hire, you will own the Node.js/TypeScript architecture, integrate cutting edge LLMs, and shape the engineering culture from the ground up. If you are a senior engineer with 7+ years of experience looking for genuine ownership and early stage equity in a high growth London AI company, this is the career defining role you have been waiting for.

About LightWork AI

LightWork AI is a London-based PropTech startup that builds Felicity, an AI front desk for UK residential letting and estate agents. Felicity handles enquiries, books viewings, and triages maintenance requests 24/7 across lettings, sales, and market appraisals, automating around 80% of inbound communications. Its customers are UK letting and estate agencies looking to reduce response times and manage out-of-hours leads without adding headcount.

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Job details

Location

London, GB

Company

NameLightWork AI

Founders

LC

Leonard Charlton

Executive Chairman & Co-founder

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RS

Rameen Sorkhabi

Co-Founder & CEO

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.