🧠About the Role
Woozle Research is the home of investment-grade primary research. We help hedge funds, private equity firms, and consulting practices make smarter decisions through bespoke surveys, expert interviews, and channel intelligence.
We’ve just built a brand-new research portal to transform how we deliver insights to clients ; replacing email threads, spreadsheets, and manual workflows with a secure, scalable platform. Now we need someone to own it.
This is a foundational hire.
You’ll be our first in-house technical team member, reporting directly to leadership. You’ll have significant autonomy to shape how we build, ship, and scale our technology ; including upcoming AI-powered features like automated expert interviews.
💼 What You’ll Do
* Own and ship new features end-to-end ; from design through deployment
* Maintain and improve our platform (React + NestJS + PostgreSQL on AWS)
* Manage our cloud infrastructure (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, Terraform)
* Integrate AI/GenAI tools like Eleven Labs for automated expert interviews
* Work directly with founders to translate business needs into technical solutions
* Evaluate and coordinate external partners when additional development support is needed
* Shape the technical roadmap and help build the team as we scale
🛠️ Our Tech Stack
* Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, AWS Amplify
* Backend: NestJS (TypeScript), REST APIs, modular monolith
* Database: PostgreSQL (AWS RDS)
* Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, ALB), Terraform, GitHub Actions
* Data/Messaging: Kafka, Redis (Valkey)
🙌 Who You Are
Essential (must have)
* 10+ years of professional software development experience
* Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills across frontend and backend
* Production experience with React (hooks, state management, component architecture)
* Backend experience with Node.js (NestJS strongly preferred, Express acceptable)
* Solid PostgreSQL skills (schema design, query optimisation, migrations)
* Working knowledge of AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito or similar auth services)
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
* Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision
Desirable (nice to have)
* Terraform or infrastructure-as-code experience
* Experience integrating AI/ML APIs or building GenAI-powered features
* Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, or event-driven architectures
* Experience with OAuth integrations (LinkedIn, etc.)
* Previous startup, scale-up, or small-team experience
✨ What You’ll Get
Compensation
* ÂŁ75,000 base salary
* Performance-based annual bonus
* Annual profit sharing plan
* Regular micro-bonuses for standout contributions
đź©ş Health & Insurance
* Full medical insurance
* Full dental insurance
* Full vision insurance
* Generous pension contributions
🏡 Working & Time Off
* Flexible hybrid working ; 3 days from home, 2 in Glasgow office
* Generous paid holiday allowance + bank holidays
* Paid parental leave
* Paid sick leave, bereavement, and jury duty
đź“š Growth & Learning
* Annual personal study allowance
* Sponsored professional qualifications and certifications
* Structured career path with clear progression
* Opportunity to build and lead a technical team as we grow
🎉 Culture & Perks
* Team and company seasonal social events
* Quarterly and annual recognition events
* Commuter benefits and discount gym membership
* Membership to well-being applications
* Employee discount and reward programmes
* Culture of radical transparency, meritocracy, and continuous improvement
🚀 Why This Role?
* Ownership: Be the technical voice at the leadership table
* Impact: Your work directly enables investment decisions at top-tier firms
* Innovation: Build cutting-edge AI features (Eleven Labs, GenAI interviews)
* Autonomy: Shape the technical direction without layers of bureaucracy
* Growth: Build and lead a team as we scale
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