Full-Stack Software Engineer Full Time

Summary:

Clairo AI, a London-based firm with a Cape Town presence, builds private AI agents for businesses, prioritizing data security on its bare-metal Kubernetes platform. The Full-Stack Software Engineer role enhances the platform’s backend and frontend, integrating AI features to solve complex challenges, supported by a recent funding round.

Responsibilities:

• Rebuild and optimise Clairo AI’s backend to improve scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Refine and enhance our frontend using TypeScript and React, ensuring a professional-grade user experience.
• Work closely with our AI engineering team to develop and integrate AI-driven features into the platform.
• Architect and maintain APIs for seamless integration between AI agents and enterprise data sources.
• Containerise applications using Docker.
• Collaborate with other engineers to ensure best coding practices, security, and maintainability.

Requirements:

• Strong experience in backend development, ideally with Python, TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience with TypeScript and React, with the ability to enhance and refine front-end applications.
• Familiarity with API development, database management (SQL and NoSQL), and distributed systems.
• Experience with Docker and containerisation technologies.
• Interest in learning Kubernetes (prior experience is a plus).
• Experience working with AI/ML models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or vector databases.
• Experience in building SDKs or frameworks.
• Previous experience in building and deploying AI-powered features.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Understanding of enterprise security and data privacy regulations.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with share options.
• Opportunity to relocate to the UK – After one year, Clairo AI will discuss visa sponsorship for candidates who wish to move to the UK.
• Unlimited leave – Take time off whenever you need it.
• Hybrid and flexible working – Work when and where you want, as long as the work gets done.
• Client project opportunities – Work directly with UK businesses, designing AI agents to solve complex challenges.
• Networking with top UK entrepreneurs – Clairo AI is closely connected to leading business figures, providing strong career-building opportunities.
• Cape Town team culture fund – Sponsored beer money for social gatherings with the Cape Town-based team.
• Future office space in Innovation City, Cape Town – A growing tech hub set to become Africa’s equivalent of Silicon Valley.