Ankar AI jobs

Ankar is building R&D infrastructure and AI-powered tools to help innovation teams spend less time on manual patent and IP work and more time pushing research forward. You'll join the backend/full-stack engineering team in a fast-moving startup that's already raised $24M+ from top-tier VCs and is working with Fortune 500 clients like L'Oréal. Your responsibilities include designing and shipping scalable, reliable systems end-to-end, partnering closely with product and customers to iterate weekly, and owning projects from design through deployment and maintenance. You'll need solid software engineering experience building production systems, strong systems thinking, product intuition, and a track record working in high-ownership startup environments. Based in London (Shoreditch, minimum 3 days/week in-office), this role offers £160k–£300k including equity, plus comprehensive health coverage, pension matching, and visa sponsorship. The company emphasizes contrarian thinking, building with taste, and competing at a high bar—this is genuinely a "full-stack ownership" role rather than a narrow specialization.