Full Stack Software Engineer

→ This role is based on-site in London, UK

→ We offer UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates

→ Compensation: £45K - £70K (negotiable) + significant equity (0.5%)

About Tracer

Many scientific teams face two major challenges: the difficulty of debugging complex bioinformatics pipelines and the rising cost of running them at scale. Together, these problems slow the pace of research and drive up infrastructure spend, making breakthroughs in areas like drug development harder to achieve. Tracer is building an observability platform for high-performance computing that helps researchers and engineers both optimise costs and improve reliability, unlocking faster discovery across a market that spans life sciences, biotech, and beyond. Backed by $3M from top investors and based in London, we’re assembling a founding team to tackle this opportunity. Ready to make an impact?

About The Role

As our Full-stack Software Engineer, you’ll contribute across both frontend and backend systems. You’ll work with TypeScript on the frontend and Rust on the backend, building core features, connecting data flows, and helping establish the technical foundation of the product. This is an opportunity for an engineer early in their career to gain wide-ranging experience in a high-performance environment while making meaningful contributions to a new platform from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain full-stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, and Rust
• Develop backend services and integrations with Clickhouse and internal APIs
• Contribute to real-time observability dashboards and advanced data visualizations
• Deploy, maintain, and scale applications on Vercel and AWS
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering leads to deliver features end-to-end
• Contribute to early engineering standards and best practices
  
  

Skills & Experience (required)

• 1–2 years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript and React/Next.js
• Hands-on experience with Rust (required, in production, side projects, or open source)
• Familiarity with cloud deployment (Vercel, AWS, or similar)
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver in a fast-moving environment
  
  

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Clickhouse or other high-performance data platforms
• Interest in scientific computing, HPC, or infrastructure tooling
• Previous startup or entrepreneurial experience
  
  

Our Tech Stack

• Core: Next.js, TypeScript, Rust, Vercel, AWS, Clickhouse
• Additional (not required): Nextflow, AlphaFold, Terraform, eBPF
  
  

Portfolio Submission (Required)

When applying, please include:

• A link to your portfolio, GitHub, or live products built from scratch
  
  

Interview Process (subject to change)

• Initial call with Talent (30 min)
• Take‑home technical assignment
• Technical interview (1 hour)
  
  

Meet the Team

Learn more about who you’ll be working with:

https://www.tracer.cloud/about

Want to learn more about Tracer?

Visit our website:

https://www.tracer.cloud/

Compensation Range: £45K - £70K