Software Engineer

Job description

💰 £80,000–£115,000 📍 Salary based on London. Other locations may vary. Fanvue is one of the fastest-growing creator monetisation platforms globally. We’re an AI-powered, creator-first platform helping creators connect, engage, and earn directly from their audiences at scale. Following our recent Series A, Fanvue has surpassed $200M+ in annual recurring revenue, with triple-digit year-on-year growth, supporting hundreds of thousands of creators and millions of fans worldwide. As Fanvue scales, we are building AI-native products that differentiate us in the creator economy. This role exists for high-agency engineers who want to work on difficult problems, ship quickly, and use AI as a core part of how they build. 🎯 THE ROLE We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer with exceptional raw ability and high agency. This role is designed for engineers earlier in their careers who demonstrate outstanding intelligence, work ethic, and ownership. You’ll work on meaningful product challenges from day one, contributing across our stack while being mentored and challenged by senior engineers. AI is central to how we build. You’ll use AI-assisted development tools daily and contribute to AI-powered product features that differentiate Fanvue in the market. 🚀 WHAT YOU’LL DO - Deliver features end-to-end across our TypeScript/Node.js stack - Work on greenfield projects requiring creative, first-principles thinking - Build AI-powered features including chat, content generation, personalisation, and moderation - Leverage AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot to accelerate development - Experiment with LLMs, embeddings, and AI integrations within product workflows - Ship quickly, iterate based on feedback, and learn from production - Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and senior engineers - Contribute to technical discussions and engineering standards 👀 WHO YOU ARE - Exceptionally intelligent and motivated with a strong learning velocity - High agency; you identify problems and solve them without waiting for direction - Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design - Proficient in TypeScript or JavaScript; experience with Node.js, React, or Next.js is a plus - Comfortable using AI coding assistants or eager to become fluent quickly - Curious about AI product development, prompt engineering, and LLM applications - Relentless in execution; you ship, iterate, and improve - Humble, coachable, and receptive to feedback - 1–4 years of experience or equivalent through projects and open source ✨ YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF - You want steep growth and meaningful ownership - You prefer ambiguity and responsibility over narrow task execution - You’re excited to work alongside high-calibre engineers - You care about impact over hierarchy - You believe AI-native development is the future ⚠️ YOU’LL STRUGGLE HERE IF - You need highly detailed specifications before starting - You prefer predictable, routine work - You’re uncomfortable with rapid iteration and feedback - You resist using AI tools as part of your workflow 🌍 WHY JOIN FANVUE? - Sunday Times Best Places to Work, two years running. We don't just say we have great culture, we prove it - Fanvue supports hundreds of thousands of creators and millions of fans globally. The problems you solve here are real and immediate - AI-native engineering: we are not bolting AI on. It is core to our product and how we build - A company that values deep technical excellence, not just management progression - Series A momentum: triple-digit growth means the problems you solve today define the platform for years - Work alongside engineers who have shipped at scale across leading tech companies - Significant equity so you share in what we're building together - Fully remote with unlimited PTO, flexible working hours, a London office and WeWork access when you want it - Salary reviews every six months, we don't wait for annual cycles to recognise your growth - Travel and office budgets for team off-sites or kitting out your home setup - Benefits package including gym memberships, apps, and more we're actively building out ⭐ FANVUE IS FOR EVERYONE We believe diverse teams build better companies. Even if you do not meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply. Potential, mindset, and growth matter just as much as experience.