Founding Engineer, Xylo

Govtech, AI, Fullstack, Hybrid, Permanent

£80-110k

React

AWS

TypeScript

Terraform

Mid and Senior level

London

1-3 days a week in office

UK based Govtech startup

Be an early applicant

UK based Govtech startup

1-20 employees

Artificial IntelligenceEnterpriseGovernments

Be an early applicant

£80-110k

React

AWS

TypeScript

Terraform

Mid and Senior level

London

1-3 days a week in office

1-20 employees

Artificial IntelligenceEnterpriseGovernments

Company mission

We transform local government planning services with AI

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A full stack engineer with 4+ years of experience building and shipping products
You're product-focused and curious about user problems
You've worked at startups and are comfortable with ambiguity, ownership and moving fast
You take pride in writing clean, reliable code and seeing it make a real impact
You believe AI should make people's work better, not replace them

Desirable

You've taken an unconventional path—we actively look for people who've taken meaningful career risks (our team includes a former sculptor and a jazz pianist)
Have built or worked with AI products or LLMs
Have shipped 0 to 1 before or have a founder mindset
Care about housing, climate or public sector reform

What the job involves

Build new features end-to-end, from concept to deployment
Work directly with users and see your code reduce hours of manual work the same week you ship it
Have autonomy to take risks and make difficult decisions
Contribute to technical decisions, architecture and product direction
Ship fast, test ideas and iterate based on real feedback
Help shape the foundations of our engineering culture

Application process

1. Intro chat (30 mins) with a Co-Founder
2. Technical interview (1 hour) with Tim (CTO)
3. Culture and ambition conversation (in-person preferred)
4. Offer

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Xylo is an AI-powered workspace designed specifically for local government planning teams. Built with UK planners in mind, it automates the administrative burden that often slows down planning decisions so that teams can spend less time buried in browser tabs and more time focused on planning.

Although Xylo is a relatively new player, it's already proving its value. By reducing admin work up to 90% it helps planning teams work faster and more accurately, lowering the risk of appeals. With a responsible AI foundation and a designed-for-planning focus, Xylo is really shaping up to be a significant tool for modernising how councils make planning decisions.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Company values

Elevate the team: Prioritise collective success
Move fast: Act with urgency
Cut the complexity: Make simplicity your advantage
Make every user a power user: Solve painful problems
Be open and direct: Grow through feedback

Leadership

Habs Isabelle Kim

(Co-Founder)

7+ years in software engineering. Entrepreneur First alum. Ex-Marshmallow (Unicorn). Led Ecommerce @ Trinny London. Former sculptor. South Korean in London.

Dermot O'Riordan

(Co-Founder)

Previously Partner at $30m VC fund (portfolio raised $300m+ from A16Z, NFX and others). Corporate lawyer at Hogan Lovells and Orrick, including the $10B SABMiller-Asahi acquisition

Tim Hawkins

(CTO)

2x ConstructionTech Founder and previously led AI strategy at a Series B ClimateTech company and leading global ESG provider

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