Software Engineer (Backend) at Letly

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Job Title

Software Engineer (Backend)

Salary

Not Disclosed

Company Description

Letly is a £2M pre-seed AI-native operating company rebuilding the home rental lifecycle, from viewings and payments to repairs.

Job Description

As a Backend Engineer at Letly, you will build the foundational systems powering the entire rental ecosystem. You’ll architect scalable microservices, design high-throughput APIs, and integrate advanced AI/ML models into production workflows. This role offers the unique challenge of digitizing complex real-world operations for landlords, tenants, and vendors.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Build the world's first AI-native infrastructure for the home, modernizing a fragmented industry currently split across agents, banks, and service providers.
• Backed by £2M in pre-seed funding from elite investors who previously built global financial infrastructure handling billions in daily transaction value.
• High-agency environment where your code directly manages real-world assets, financial integrations, and regulatory compliance for thousands of concurrent users.

What You Will Do

• Architect and maintain scalable microservices using NestJS and TypeScript to automate the end-to-end rental lifecycle and financial rails.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to integrate LLMs into production workflows, pushing the boundaries of how AI handles real-world property and money.
• Own the full engineering cycle by participating in DevOps, infrastructure management on GCP/GKE, and database optimization across MongoDB paradigms.

The ideal candidate

• Strong proficiency in backend development (TypeScript/Node.js preferred) with deep experience building microservices and RESTful API architectures.
• Proven ability to manage complex data structures and event-driven systems, ideally with familiarity in MongoDB, Kubernetes, and GitOps practices.
• A first-principles thinker with an obsession for code quality and the adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes operational environment.

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