Technical Lead (£90-110k + Equity) at Eat Ping

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Job Title: Technical Lead

Salary: £90-110k + Equity

Company Description: Eat Ping - Bootstrapped and capital-efficient Food Tech startup

Job Description:
As the most senior technical hire, you will architect and build the proprietary platform driving a high-growth D2C meal subscription business. You'll lead the transition to an AI-first operation, embedding intelligent automation into logistics, kitchen operations, and customer profiling while managing a distributed team and reporting directly to the CEO.

Location: London, UK

Why this role is remarkable:

• Exceptional traction with $3M ARR achieved in just 13 months while remaining bootstrapped and pushing toward cash-flow positivity.

• High-impact leadership path with a clear trajectory to Head of Engineering and eventually CTO as the company scales toward $10M ARR.

• Direct influence on core business operations, using AI and LLMs to create an "unfair advantage" that traditional food businesses cannot replicate.

What you will do:

• Lead the development of a proprietary full-stack platform using TypeScript, Next.js, Python, and FastAPI to manage subscriptions and kitchen operations.

• Architect and deploy AI-first features including demand forecasting, dynamic menu optimization, and agentic workflows for customer retention.

• Manage and mentor a distributed engineering team while remaining hands-on in the codebase to ship high-quality production code daily.

The ideal candidate:

• Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 5-8 years of experience, ideally as a founding engineer or early hire in a high-tempo startup environment.

• Deep technical expertise across the full stack (TypeScript/Python) and a practical, builder-focused approach to implementing LLMs and automation.

• Commercially minded professional comfortable making pragmatic trade-offs to meet business deadlines and align engineering work with revenue goals.

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Next steps
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Step 4. Jack will make sure Jill (the AI agent working for the company) considers you for this role.
Step 5. If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction.
Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

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