Founding Engineer, Wuva

£50-100k

+ 3-6% Equity

Mid and Senior level

London

4+ days a week in office (Hammersmith, London)

The platform enabling brands to offer rental subscriptions as a sustainable alternative to buying

Be an early applicant

The platform enabling brands to offer rental subscriptions as a sustainable alternative to buying

1-20 employees

FintechB2CMarketplaceSustainabilitySharing EconomyeCommerce

Be an early applicant

£50-100k

+ 3-6% Equity

Mid and Senior level

London

4+ days a week in office (Hammersmith, London)

1-20 employees

FintechB2CMarketplaceSustainabilitySharing EconomyeCommerce

Company mission

To make renting as easy as buying to create a world without waste.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Proven ability to build MVPs quickly and define appropriate tech stacks
3+ years of full-stack development experience with strong architecture skills
Experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and database optimisation
Resourceful problem-solver who can operate with limited guidance
Experience establishing engineering best practices and coding standards
Track record of shipping products from concept to production

Desirable

Versatility to wear multiple hats beyond engineering (customer support, demos)
Previous experience at a high-growth startup
Experience scaling systems and growing engineering teams
Previous experience in Fintech / Financial Services

What the job involves

As Wuva's first full-time technical hire, you'll evolve our rental platform MVP into a scalable product ready for market expansion.
Architect and build our e-commerce integration system that allows any online retailer to offer rentals alongside traditional purchasing
Establish the technical foundation that will scale as you grow into the CTO role and build out our engineering team
Work directly with CEO and COO to design and develop the product
Analyse user journey data to identify friction points, then implement solutions that make managing rental subscriptions intuitive for customers
Lead weekly technical planning sessions as you start to bring on additional engineers, mentoring them while maintaining hands-on involvement in development

Application process

1. Screening Call
2. Technical Interview & Task
3. Values Interview
4. Final Interview with Founders

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Not every bike, scooter or pushchair owner will use their vehicle indefinitely, meaning that money is wasted on upfront costs and vehicles risk falling into disrepair. App-based one-time hire services aren’t legally subject to regular testing either and cost more per use than a purchase would. Wuva aims to better integrate personal mobility into the circular economy with its subscription-based mobility rental service.

Based in London, the company offers bike, scooter and pushchair rental subscriptions. After using the vehicle, it’s returned and refurbished for another member to use. The cost-effective method is cheaper than one-time hires and upfront purchases and guarantees the safety and quality of the vehicle. Wuva also offers a wider variety of scooter, bike, and pushchair builds to accommodate a variety of use cases, partnering with well-known brands like Raleigh as well as independent creators.

Though fresh to the market, Wuva’s blend of convenience and quality will be a boon as it attempts to penetrate a competitive market dominated by single-use rentals.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Strong hiring activity

Trustpilot (4.6)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Mar 2025

$0.4m

Angel

Total funding: $0.4m

Company benefits

🍽️ Free Breakfast & Lunch
❤️ £500 Wellbeing allowance
🌍 Work From Abroad (Up to 5 weeks per year)
🌴 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
🚲 Cycle Scheme

Company HQ

Hammersmith, London, UK

Leadership

James Hole

(|Co-Founder & CEO)

Prior to founding Wuva, James worked in Commercial and Operations teams at Accurx, and a Technology Consultant at Deloitte. He also founded one of the UK's largest Christmas tree retailers.

Matthew Ridd

(Co-Founder & COO)

Prior to founding Wuva, Matthew led GTM and Sales teams at PatSnap. He also previously co-founded one of the UK's largest Christmas tree retailers with James, growing it to over £1,000,000 in sales.

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