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Kantrip
EngineeringLondon · In personFull-time

Founding Engineer — Platform

Own the product creators work in: the editor, the analytics, the monetisation and UA setup, and the pipelines that put a finished game on both stores.

The role

The aim for this seat is that a solo creator gets the operational surface of a studio, delivered as product: analytics they can read, monetisation they can switch on, UA they can set up and link themselves, plus publishing, payments, auth and organisations.

You own the editor UI where games get shaped, the infrastructure under it, and the build and publishing pipelines that carry a game from the editor to the App Store and Google Play. You work with the founder and the founding engineers on engine and AI.

What you'll do
  • Build the editor UI where creators shape, tune and manage their games.
  • Own the platform infrastructure: auth, payments, organisations and teams.
  • Build the creator-facing surfaces: analytics dashboards, monetisation setup for ads and IAP, and UA setup and account linking.
  • Own the SDK integrations for ads, analytics and IAP in every published game.
  • Own the build and publishing pipelines that turn a finished game into signed binaries on both stores.
What we're looking for
  • You've shipped a product end to end: frontend, backend and infrastructure.
  • Strong TypeScript and modern web. Our stack is React, Node, Supabase and Vercel, shipping to native via Expo.
  • You've worked with the mobile ecosystem: app store submission, mobile SDKs, or the ads and attribution stack.
  • You've taken a vague product requirement through design, build and release.
  • You've run payments, auth or multi-tenant organisations in production.
  • You use AI tools daily in your own work.
  • Based in (or willing to relocate to) London. We work in person, five days a week, from our office in Bloomsbury.
Bonus
  • Ads, attribution or UA platform experience (MAX, AppsFlyer, or similar).
  • You've shipped and operated a mobile app or game yourself.
  • Billing systems, marketplace payouts, or multi-tenant SaaS experience.
  • A developer-tools or editor-product background.
Think this is you?Send an emailor email careers@kantrip.dev

How we hire

We keep it short, we pay for your time, and you know the bar at every stage.

01 · Intro call
30 minutes. What we are building, what you have built, and whether to keep going. Either side can stop here.
02 · Technical walkthrough
60 minutes. You walk us through the best thing you've built: your code, your screen.
03 · Paid exercise
£250 flat, 2 to 4 hours, done in your own time within a week. AI tools allowed and expected: that's how we build. The pass criteria are stated upfront. Followed by a 30-minute debrief on how you approached it.
04 · Coffee
In person in London, plus references. Then we decide.

End to end in about two weeks.