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
As our Senior Full-Stack Developer, you'll:
• 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)
Requirements
Who You Are
Essential (must have):
• 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 (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
Benefits
What You'll Get
Compensation
• £75,000 base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus
• Annual profit sharing plan
• Regular micro-bonuses for standout contributions
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
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